CfH aims for 4 million HealthSpace users by 2014
NHS Connecting for Health says it is hoping to sign up 4m patients to its online personal health record HealthSpace by 2014. The ambitious target is understood to form part of the business case for HealthSpace, for which Treasury funding is being sought. Development plans for the patient portal are still awaiting Treasury approval. HealthSpace has […]
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Diabetes predictor based on QResearch
A simple new score that could help to identify those at most risk of developing type 2 diabetes has been developed using the QResearch database, researchers have announced. A study published on BMJ.com reveals details of QDScore, the new diabetes risk algorithm. The researchers say this can identify people at high risk of diabetes, enabling […]
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Telehealthcare project details published
The 12 projects being run alongside the UK’s biggest ever trial of assistive technologies are testing a range of telehealth and telecare innovations, according to a report. Details of the projects being carried out by the Whole System Demonstrator Action Network, a group of 12 PCTs supporting the WSD project, have been published by the […]
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Doc ratings site moves into charity work
The controversial website iwantgreatcare, which allows patients to rate their doctors, is expanding into other areas of NHS work, in a move that aligns with Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s call for public service users to be able to rate them.
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Watch this HealthSpace
NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to get Treasury approval in the next few weeks to develop its online health organiser HealthSpace. The organiser allows patients in some of the early adopter areas to access their Summary Care Record. They must complete strict security checks, which include presenting two forms of ID showing the same […]
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EHI interview: Peter Neupert
Microsoft’s vice president for health strategy, recently spoke to the US Senate’s HELP committee. Last week, he spoke to EHI editor Jon Hoeksma.
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Detailed Care Records for 3.5m patients
More than 3.5m patients in Yorkshire and the Humber now have a Detailed Care Record for primary and community care, in one of the lesser-known success stories of the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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Making a Detailed Care Record a reality
Tony Megaw, head of primary care IT for NHS Yorkshire and the Humber, tells Fiona Barr how a primary care Detailed Care Record has been delivered.
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IT templates for long term care plans
GPs and primary care staff will be expected to offer personalised care plans to almost 15m people living with a long term condition by 2010, according to latest guidance. An IT template, currently being piloted in Yorkshire for patients with diabetes, will be made available across England by the National Programme for IT in the […]
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Dubai hospital gets Philips iSite PACS
Tawam Hospital in Dubai, part of the United Arad Emirates, has celebrated the ‘go-live’ of Philips’ iSite Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). The solution integrates with the hospital’s Cerner HIS/RIS, creating a paperless, filmless workflow for patients and care providers. In addition to being installed at the main hospital site, the iSite PACS also […]
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