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More evidence needed on telehealth costs

More evidence on the cost-effectiveness of telehealth and telecare innovations is needed to encourage their wider adoption, according to a
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UK does well on end of life care

Technology will be an increasingly important element in delivering end-of-life care at home, according to an analysis which found the
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Microsoft launches HealthVault in UK

Microsoft has launched its personal health record platform in the UK on the Health and Lifestyle channel of the MSN
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NHS has much to do on data security

The NHS has much to do on data security and is still making “far too many” mistakes in securing patients’
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LMCs want IT performance standards

GPs have called upon the BMA’s GP Committee to negotiate minimum performance standards for IT systems, arguing that these would
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PCTI tests Docman on the iPad

  Dr Neil Paul using Docman on iPad (Click the image to enlarge) Healthcare IT supplier PCTI has tested its
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Yorks and Humber plans telehealth hub

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is considering spending £1m on a telehealth hub as part of its cost-saving plans.
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PCT suspends TPP mobile urgent care

The second primary care trust to deploy TPP’s urgent care solution has stopped using the mobile solution because of problems
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Where did my SNOMED go?

To low income countries, thanks to the UK Terminology Centre. Ken Lunn explains.
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Trusts ‘treat IG return as box-ticking’

Too many trusts are using the Information Governance Toolkit return as a tick-box exercise rather than as a means to ensure
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