Diabetes care guideline recommends use of IT
New international guidance on type 2 diabetes management has included recommendations for making telephone support and electronic medical records available to patients. The first Global Guideline for Type 2 Diabetes, published this week by the International Diabetes Federation, advises on three levels of care: Standard care; evidence-based care which is cost-effective in most nations with a […]
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Solving the maze
Gerry Yantis and Nikolai Segora from Capgemini argue for greater integration between IT programmes in primary care.
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Software to calculate cardiovascular risk for diabetics
The University of Oxford is planning to release software that calculates cardiovascular risk for patients with Type 2 diabetes based on data from its UK Prospective Diabetes Study. The UK Prospective Study Risk Engine, developed by the Diabetes Trials Unit at the university, will supersede the existing Risk Engine, which currently only calculates the likelihood […]
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300 practices’ QoF results online at GP’s site
Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) results for nearly 300 practices have been put online by a GP who plans to include data for every practice in the UK as figures are released. Dr Gavin Jamie, a GP in Swindon, Wiltshire, has set up his website, www.gpcontract.co.uk, with the figures that have so far been supplied by […]
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Awards gallery
Photos of the winners and speakers at last week’s
E-Health Innovation Awards ceremony in London, organised by E-Health Insider and Intellect.
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E-Health Innovation awards honour primary care
Primary care IT developments were well represented among the winners of the first E-Health Innovation Awards 2005. Projects that help diabetic patients, support and improve the allied health professions’ community services and streamline booking for GP appointments were among the winners who stepped up to receive their trophies. The awards, organised by Intellect and E-Health […]
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QoF results publication likely in next two months
Quality and Outcomes Framework results for every practice in England and Scotland are likely to be published on government websites within the next two months, according to the organisations responsible for coordinating the data. An official from the Health and Social Care Information Centre in England, the body that will hold all Quality and Outcomes […]
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Siemens chosen for eye screening in Scotland
NHS Scotland has signed a deal with Siemens Medical Solutions to supply the screening module of its Soarian web-based electronic patient record system for diabetic retinopathy screening. Siemens will be supplying the web-based architecture to store and transfer images and patient records, and NHS Scotland will be responsible for setting up the infrastructure. "The project […]
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Practices make performance data available on web
Practices from four primary care organisations (PCOs) have put performance data online as part of a project to test the best way of providing information to patients. Details such as vaccination rates and percentage of patients with diabetes who have had their blood pressure checked in the last five years are included in a bar […]
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Shortlist announced for E-Health Innovation Awards
After an intense round of presentations and judging, the shortlist for the E-Health Innovation Awards 2005 has been agreed. Winners have been chosen among the finalists listed below, but their names will not be revealed until the Awards ceremony and dinner on 21 April 2005. Compered by GP, writer and broadcaster, Dr Phil Hammond, the […]
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