Study praises Norwegian EPRs
A study by researchers at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has found that GP electronic patient records in Norway has led to better availability of records, but unsatisfactory access to information. The study by academics Tom Christensen and Anders Grimsmo says that the deployment of EPRs to GPs across the country has […]
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Mobile health and EPR feature at CeBIT
CeBIT in Hannover is the biggest consumer IT show in the world, and is the place for laptop-maniacs, iPod-addicts and sat nav junkies to get their techno-fix. But as well as gadgets, it is also becoming a key place to watch out for e-health innovations. While the main show runs from 4-9 March, a special […]
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Six years since Blair seminar began NPfIT
Six years ago this week Tony Blair chaired a No 10 Seminar on NHS IT, that paved the way to the £12.4bn NHS IT programme.
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System C Healthcare acquires Care Records
System C Healthcare, a UK healthcare software services and implementation consultancy, has acquired clinical system developer Care Records Ltd, from medical equipment manufacturer Huntleigh Healthcare. Care Records is a developer of clinical IT systems, best known for the Eclipse maternity system and a diabetes management system, both of which have been installed in UK hospitals. […]
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German doctors say no to centrally stored patient records
Recent reports about incidents of data loss in the British healthcare system have alarmed medical doctors in other European countries.
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Sicily uses Orbis to evaluate EPR plans
Agfa HealthCare’s ORBIS Electronic Patient Record software is to be used in an evaluation of sharing patient information across the Italian region of Sicily. Elements of the Orbis EPR software are being evaluated at the Vincenzo Carvello hospital in Palermo. The 400-bed hospital manages the entire patient flow through all hospital departments. Roberto Lagalla, regional […]
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Ospedale di Lecco hospital group gets Orbis EPR
Italy’s, Ospedale di Lecco hospital group has gone live with the elements of Orbis electronic patient record supplied by Agfa Healthcare. The solution is now live at Monzoni hospital, one of the three hospitals within the Ospedale di Lecco hospital group. Manzoni is a 681 bed hospital, the largest within the group. The hospital has […]
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Helios Hospitals to connect doctors via EPR
Helios hospital group is launching a Germany-wide electronic patient record project to allow electronic communication with referring doctors in private practices. The system is running in two regions already, and a wider roll out to most of the 58 Helios hospitals is in place for next year. Technically, the system is a web service enabling doctors […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 30.11.07
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 30 November, featuring supplier news, events, and awards. Supplier News Three wins takes JAC to the 100 customer mark The recent contract signings of the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, has resulted in […]
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Medica 2007: smartcard lows and EPR highs
Although there was good news for medical smartcard projects at the trade fair Medica 2007 in Düsseldorf, doctors critical of IT developments managed to attract more media attention than ever. But it was not all about cards: vendors of electronic patient records have turned surprisingly optimistic too. And there was a real rising star: the […]
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