EMIS software now tracks kidney disease risk
EMIS have developed an upgrade to their PCS and LV general practice record software that trawls records to identify patients at risk of chronic kidney disease, in response to a user request. Staffordshire GP Dai Evans asked EMIS to develop the add-on after he realised he had to manually trawl through records to find patients […]
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Kent uses telehealth for chronic disease support
Kent County Council has launched a series of telehealth and telecare initiatives, in what it claims makes it one of the leading local authority users of new technology. The countywide Kent Telehealth scheme is a partnership between Viterion in the USA and Kent County Council, with KCC providing £1m funding for a pilot project to […]
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IT Key to Future Development of Disease Management
A key role for IT in the integration of patient care is predicted by market analysts, Frost and Sullivan, in a report which is highly critical of companies’ failure to look beyond single product offerings such as drugs or devices. The report sees the US trend towards “disease management services” as the way ahead with […]
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