EPR cuts Middlesex GUM treatment times
Researchers at Central Middlesex Hospital have found that the implementation of an electronic patient record system in the genito-urinary medicine clinic has lead to an impressive improvement in treatment times.
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EHI’s top stories: 2009
Nobody will ever be able to say that the NHS went un-warned about the tough financial times ahead. One of the big themes of 2009 was the likely impact of the credit crunch on the public finances and what that might mean for health service spending after 2011. As 2009 went on, the warnings about […]
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Hospital IT ‘does not cut costs’
Computerising hospitals delivers a small improvement in quality but does not cut costs, according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine. Indeed, the detailed correlation of data from a hospital computerisation survey, cost reports and quality scores, shows that the hospitals that have computerised fastest in the past decade have also seen […]
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Oldham outsources IT to Computacenter
NHS Oldham has outsourced its IT services to Computacenter in a four year deal worth £650,000 a year. The primary care trust says the deal has already saved it 10% on its previous arrangements, provided by a PCT-run shared service. It estimates savings of a further 25% over the next year to 18 months. Stephen […]
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Expert view: Andy Bratt
iSoft cuts support and delivery staff
Australian software company iSoft has made 36 people redundant from its UK customer support and delivery department as a result of the restructuring project it launched in the summer. Despite the redundancies, 43 new roles have been created across departments including sales, operations, product management, integration services, commercial and professional services. However, only five people […]
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Bury sets criteria for Lorenzo success
NHS Bury will accept or reject its newly implemented Lorenzo electronic patient record system on its own criteria, according to documents released by the trust. Director general of informatics Christine Connelly has set five criteria for deciding whether the NHS’ strategic electronic patient record systems have made “significant progress” by the end of November. A […]
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Siemens wins west London LAN deal
NHS Kensington and Chelsea has signed a contract with Siemens Enterprise Communications for a single voice and secure data network. The trust will roll-out Siemens’ OpenScape Voice platform and secure Enterasys Data Local Area Network (LAN) networking equipment at the beginning of 2010 as part of a single service agreement. When the implementation is complete, […]
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Going live
1,300 people, 80 exhibitors, four conference streams, the sheep key-rings, the chocolate fountain. EHI reports on E-Health Insider Live ’09.
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Four in ten readers expect cuts
Four out of ten NHS IT staff are expecting their budgets to decrease next year, and a further 36% expect them to be frozen at this year’s level.
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