ETP could cut dispensing errors in half
Dispensing errors could be cut by nearly 50% if pharmacists used an authentification system linked to the electronic transfer of prescriptions (ETP), according to the biggest piece of research to date on dispensing errors in UK pharmacies. The study, published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, looked at the number of dispensing errors at […]
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Six hospital connect on oncology with Varian
Six hospitals in the north of England have begun implementing medical oncology software from Varian Medical to help them function as one clinical network. The oncology network includes hospitals in Lancashire and Cumbria, which are rolling out Aria Medical Oncology software to fully integrate the prescribing, preparation, dispensing and administration of drugs for treating cancer. […]
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CSC reach 600 SystmOne deployments
CSC have reached 600 installations of SystmOne GP system within the North, Midlands and East (NME) Programme for IT. TPP, the supplier of the SystmOne software, is working with CSC, local service provider to the NME Programme for IT, to provide an integrated primary care solution, SystmOne GP, to GPs in the cluster. TPP also supplies […]
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Cerner deal signed to aid 18 week wait target
Healthcare information technology specialist, Cerner, will be helping trusts in North-west and South-west England to meet the government target for a maximum 18 week wait from GP referral to treatment. The US-based firm has been awarded two contracts for an integrated solution to support diagnostic imaging services based on Cerner’s PAS (patient administration system) and RIS/PACS […]
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Bridgeforward and Quicksilva partner on integration
Software providers BridgeForward and Quicksilva have announced a partnership to focus on integrated connectivity solutions for healthcare. BridgeForward Software, a specialist in application integration and data migration software in healthcare will partner with Quicksilva Software Solutions, which supplies spine connectivity solutions and services to the healthcare industry, will partner on integration solutions. Under the partnership, each […]
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Quicksilva releases spine compliance software
Quicksilva Software Solutions has released an application that mimics the messages generated by Connecting for Health’s data spine so that developers have a better chance of judging compliance before they go into official testing. While Spine-in-a-Box is not intended to replace the ‘sandpit’ – the testing procedure made mandatory by Connecting for Health for all […]
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E-Health Insider looks at the continuing work into robotics in healthcare being carried out by Imperial College, London.
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NI to link barcodes on prescriptions to EPRs
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland has announced it has signed a £6.8m contract with Hewlett Packard to provide it with bar-coded prescriptions in an effort to counter fraud. The new Electronic Prescribing and Eligibility System (EPES) will be rolled out over the next two years. Paper prescriptions will […]
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Talking pill bottles read out their own labels
Pharmacies in Northern California have started to stock talking prescription bottles which aim to help elderly or partially sighted patients by reading out label information at the touch of a button. The bottles, which go by the name ‘Rex’, contain a voice chip, battery and a speaker. When dispensing, the pharmacist inserts the bottle into the recording dock, which connects […]
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Universal e-prescribing recommended for US
All prescribers and pharmacies should be using e-prescriptions by 2010, US experts on drug error prevention have recommended. A report from the Institute of Medicine’s committee on identifying and preventing medication errors says that greater use of information technology in prescribing and dispensing medicines is one of the main steps that should be taken to […]
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