EMIS supplies white label software for pilot
GP system supplier, Emis is supporting a key part of Wales’ Informing Healthcare programme by providing the company’s software on a ‘white label’ basis for the first time. My Health Online – the new health website for Wales – is using software designed by Emis to facilitate the trial of new patient services such as […]
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Patient data extraction software dropped by DH
The Department of Health has dropped plans to use Apollo software to extract patient data from GP practice systems this year for its GP Patient Survey after concerns about potential breaches of confidentiality. The Patient Information Advisory Group, set up to provide advice on use of patient information, refused to support the DH’s proposals to […]
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EMIS to roll out patient access to records
EMIS is set to roll out patient access to records across all of its practices. The primary care IT supplier, which provides GP systems to nearly 60% of the UK market, has been testing patient record access for more than a year in a handful of practices. In May the company announced it was looking […]
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Online access to patient information in Wales
Gateway technology is to be evaluated over the coming months to see if it can be used by NHS Wales to support patients’ online access to health services. The intention is to create online access to services such as repeat prescription requesting or appointment booking at GP practices, according to Informing Healthcare, Wales’ NHS IT […]
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Patient pressure to drive Choose and Book
Choose and Book boss Dr Stephen Miller explains why he believes it will be patients that force the adoption of the national service.
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Choose and Book to end financial incentives
Financial incentives to encourage GPs to use Choose and Book will end in just over six months and patients will provide the impetus to further uptake of the e-booking scheme, according to the scheme’s medical director. Dr Stephen Miller, a GP in south London and national medical director for Choose and Book, told EHI Primary […]
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Finalists named for BT e-Health Insider Awards
After careful deliberation finalists for five of the categories in the prestigious BT e-Health Insider Awards were chosen last week following presentations over two days to the judges. The winners’ names remain strictly under wraps, however. The 15 finalists – three in each category – will be invited to the glittering awards ceremony in London […]
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Conference to focus on patient-controlled records
Patient controlled records will be the focus of the British Computer Society’s Primary Health Care Specialist Group annual conference next week. The PHCSG says the idea that a patient’s health record should be held by a trusted third party, chosen by the patient and then shared with those care providers with whom the patient chooses […]
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New Read codes for hospital choice
GP practices have been advised to start using new Read codes to record choice of hospital as soon as possible in order to qualify for incentive scheme payments this year. The British Medical Association’s General Practitioner Committee has written to local medical committees to highlight the new Read codes which are expected to be used […]
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Bupa completes Choose and Book integration
NHS patients in England will now be able to ‘Choose and Book’ treatment at a local Bupa hospital using the health service’s electronic booking service. The Department of Health appointed Bupa Hospitals to offer NHS patients the choice of NHS treatment in August 2006, after announcing extended choice in May. Since then the private hospital group has […]
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