EMIS Web to receive CfH approval by autumn
EMIS Web, the next generation clinical system from GP system supplier EMIS, is likely to get NHS Connecting for Health assurance approval by September or October.
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GPs should be paid for hosted systems
GP practices using a hosted system that has yet to receive NHS Connecting for Health approval should still be awarded the IT incentive payment for using a hosted system, CfH has said. The IT agency has told primary care trusts to use their discretion and pay component four of the IM&T directed enhanced service (DES) to practices using […]
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HIMSS singing
With former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on its speaker rota, this year’s HIMSS conference was always going to be about money. Neil Versel reports from Chicago.
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BT takes over Cerner sites in the south
BT, the local service provider for London, is to take over responsibility for supporting hospitals in the south of England running Cerner Millennium software.
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Patients to rate GPs’ appearance online
A new online ranking site is set to be launched offering a fresh twist on ‘rate-my-doc’ services by allowing patients to rate their GP in terms of attractiveness, dress sense and personal hygiene. The new service will for the first time give patients choice over how ‘hot’ their GP is, with family doctors rated on […]
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Hospitals breaking DPA every day
The BMA says hospitals are breaking the Data Protection Act on a daily basis by sending referral correspondence to the senior partner in a practice.
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North Mersey looks beyond iPM
North Mersey Health Informatics Service is preparing to deploy Lorenzo Regional Care next year, having successfully rolled out one of its predecessors across two primary care trusts. The HIS has been delivering iSoft’s iPM – which is known locally as Lorenzo – to services run by Liverpool Primary Care Trust and NHS Sefton. The phased […]
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Choose and Book usage rises to 54 per cent
Choose and Book is now being used for 54% of referrals for first outpatient appointments according to Connecting for Health. Dr Stephen Miller, Choose and Book medical director, said the Department of Health’s outturn figures for January showed a “significant rise” in use of the e-booking system. Dr Miller said the DH monthly outturn figures […]
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RCN develops telehealthcare resource
The Royal College of Nursing has announced that it is developing a telecare and telehealth resource for its members. The RCN is encouraging members to participate in an online survey so it can find out what members needs are in relation to telehealth and telecare. The survey includes multiple choice questions such as ‘what should […]
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Oasis EPR goes live at Benenden
Oasis Medical Solutions announced today that its eponymous electronic patient record system has been successfully deployed at Benenden Hospital Trust.
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