Avia acquires Plain Healthcare
Avia Health Informatics has announced the acquisition of clinical decision support specialists Plain Healthcare. Avia Health informatics has been set up to invest in health technology companies. It said the investment in Plain Healthcare would allow it to develop its products further and faster. The Plain Software Company was admitted to trading on AIM last […]
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Information quality mark launched
The Information Standard accreditation scheme has been launched at the King’s Fund. The Department of Health initiative will award a quality mark to organisations that meet set criteria for producing safe and reliable health and social care information and advice. Organisations will be able to display the mark on their website or literature. The DH says the aim of […]
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GP2GP can reveal hidden data
GPs have been warned that patient data hidden in electronic records is likely to be revealed when records are transferred via GP2GP or on paper. The BMA’s General Practitioner Committee said GP clinical systems have differing functionality to enable GPs to restrict access to elements of patients’ records if patients request it, either to certain […]
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Dashboards available from October
The roll out of clinical intelligence systems – or clinical dashboards – could be partly supported by central funding. Simon Eccles, medical director of NHS Connecting for Health, told E-Health Insider that once the pilot phase of the dashboards project is completed in spring 2010, CfH will look at how it should be rolled-out […]
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One in three don’t collect anti-virals
More than one in three people have failed to collect their anti-viral medicine after being issued with an authorisation number by the National Pandemic Flu Service, according to latest statistics. Figures published by the Department of Health for the first two weeks of the NPFS show that out of 511,282 people who completed assessment on […]
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Quality down for non-QoF care
The Quality and Outcomes Framework has led to a reduction in the quality of care for activities not included in the QoF and had a negative impact on continuity of care, according to a new study. Researchers from the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre in Manchester looked at the quality of care in […]
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Microsoft recognises EMIS and CareWorks
UK IT system suppliers EMIS and CareWorks have been named as two of three worldwide finalists in Microsoft’s Public Sector Health Partner of the Year awards. The overall winner in the category was US-based iLink Systems which worked with Microsoft’s HealthVault and Microsoft’s Health Common User Interface to implement a community-based personal health record system […]
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CardioPod launched at NHS Camden
The CardioPod installed in a pharmacy Assistive technology company Telehealth Solutions has launched a touch-screen CardioPod which it says will help GP practices and pharmacists deliver the NHS Health Check programme. The CardioPod joins other ‘pods’ already launched by the company to deliver services such as automated check-in at GP surgeries or patient self-monitoring at […]
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Community quality indicators launched
The Department of Health has launched more than 70 proposed quality indicators for community services alongside six guides to transforming community services. The guides include advice on how IT can be harnessed to improve patient care, particularly through the sharing of information. On end of life care, the examples of actions with the greatest potential […]
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