Electronic patient records

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26 August 2009

US releases $1.2 billion for EMRs

The US government is releasing $1.2 billion (€800m) to help healthcare providers implement and use electronic medical records. The grants
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28 May 2009

Permanente way

Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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21 May 2009

Virginia Department of Health hacked

An attack on the Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VDHP) website, resulted in a prescriptions website being hacked and a
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6 May 2009

One Health Alliance launched

A new ‘best of breed’ healthcare IT alliance has been launched, saying it will deliver technology and information solutions to
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9 April 2009

US partners sought for Lorenzo Health Studio

IBA Health Group, the Australian parent company of iSoft, has made its first foray into the fiercely competitive US healthcare
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9 March 2009

Cerner director is Obama’s health czar

US president Barack Obama has announced a former director of Cerner Corporation as director of the White House Office for
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27 January 2009

PAC gives NPfIT six months to deliver CRS

The National Programme for IT in the NHS should be given six months to get effective care record systems into
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3 November 2008

Call for common e-health standards

A new study advocates the development of a common strategy and roadmap for e-health standards development, to support interoperability and
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29 October 2008

Gematik to evaluate USB sticks for patient records

The German national health IT body has agreed to evaluate USB sticks as a means of storing and carrying electronic
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23 October 2008

Cerner wins contract for UAE national EPR

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health has awarded a €48 ($82m) contract to Cerner for a national electronic patient
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