Web-based platform makes pharmacy services more efficient during Covid
The PharmOutcomes platform saved hours in admin work and sped up the processing of payments for pharmacy services, users have said.
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Covid-19 tests now being automatically sent to GP systems
GP systems are now being automatically sent Covid-19 test results giving doctors visibility of which of their patients have had tests and the results.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
Our latest mobile apps round-up features news that Patient Access has passed 10 million UK users and Pando Health has been added to the NHS Apps library.
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Further suppliers for online primary care services during Covid-19 revealed
NHS England has confirmed the successful bidders of further lots in a confidential 48-hour tender for the immediate provision of online GP services.
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Exclusive: 11 suppliers chosen to provide video consults during Covid-19
Suppliers have been told they will be working with a number of CCGs, but exact regions are yet to be confirmed, Digital Health News understands.
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EMIS acquires PharmOutcomes pharmacy management platform
EMIS said the acquisition supported its strategy to improve medicines management and to enable pharmacies to provide more clinical services.
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EMIS joins Yellow Card Scheme for reporting adverse drug reactions
The update allows the 4,000 practices using EMIS Web can report to the Yellow Card Scheme, which acts as an early warning for adverse drug reactions.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry round-up features news Imprivata has acquired GroundControl solutions, a leader in cloud-based automation software.
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Co-founder of EMIS pays tribute to company ‘father figure’ Peter Sowerby
Peter Sowerby, who passed away in November aged 92, published medical papers, ran his own GP practices and developed the decision support software that went on to become EMIS.
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From Google to the iPhone: How technology in healthcare has evolved
Haidar Samiei, consultant in emergency medicine, takes us back to New Year’s Eve 1999 to reflect on how technology in healthcare has evolved.
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