CfH announces awards for health IT innovation
Entries have opened for the 2006 Health Informatics Accolade Scheme, which aim to reward the innovative use of technology in the NHS for both clinical and non-clinical purposes. NHS Connecting for Health is offering five prizes of £5000 each for organisations that demonstrate innovation in health informatics. Projects will be judged by CfH and professional organisations […]
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Accenture signs with Agfa for PACS
Accenture, the local service provider for the NHS National Programme for IT in the North East and East of England, has signed a sub-contract with Agfa to provide Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) to the NHS across the two regions. Connecting for Health has awarded Accenture a contract worth £235 million over nine years to June 2013, […]
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PACS tomorrow
Daloni Carlisle reports for E-Health Insider on why PACS delivery is slower than expected, and reveals that affordability is mostly to blame.
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NHS LifeHouse to Test Patient Smart Cards
A study by NHS LifeHouse , a London NHS R&D funded group, is to begin later this year to assess the feasibility of electronic patient smart cards is set to begin in Hillingdon, London. The project, which aims to begin by the autumn, will look at the feasibility of issuing a smart card to all […]
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