ACS buys COA Solutions for £100m
Advanced Computer Software, the parent of Adastra, has acquired Redac Holdings, owner of business software provider COA Solutions, for £100m.
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Newham plans next steps with Cerner
Newham University Hospital NHS Trust says it is planning to use its Cerner Millennium system to deliver integrated patient care pathways.
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Brown streamlines government with IT
Gordon Brown has outlined plans to encourage much greater use of information, online services and text messaging in the NHS as part of a public sector information revolution that he claims will save £3 billion a year. The Prime Minister told the Smarter Government conference today that the UK was entering the “third generation of […]
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EPR: the drama
iSoft to go direct to South with Lorenzo
ISoft has confirmed that it will start selling Lorenzo directly to NHS trusts in the South of England, in a move that appears to put it at odds with its biggest customer, CSC.
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Best practice showcase announced
Trusts and primary care trusts from across England will be presenting at the best practice showcase at E-Health Insider Live ’09. NHS South Central will lead off by talking about the work it has been doing with Tribal to develop an information network to support pathway-based commissioning. Other participants in showcase, which is free for […]
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Wales selects final three for lab system
Welsh health IT agency, Informing Healthcare, has published its final shortlist of potential providers of the new all Wales Laboratory Information Management System. The three remaining providers are Cerner, iSoft and InterSystems. The winning supplier is expected to receive the £7.9m national contract within the next two months and to have solution available by the […]
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Data quality held to quality account
The Department of Health wants NHS organisations to publish details of their data quality as part of its plans for Quality Accounts, which will be mandatory for hospitals from next year and for primary care from 2011. A public consultation on the proposed framework for Quality Accounts has been launched by the DH ahead of […]
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Alder Hey surveys are Fabio
One of Europe’s largest children’s hospitals has developed an electronic survey system to involve children in their care plans and allow them to rate their experiences.
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