A knotty problem
How can you get hospital systems to talk to bedside devices? Lorin David Kalisky of Capsule Technologie argues the case for connection systems supplied by third-parties.
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UCLH revamps pathology software
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Trust have replaced their legacy anatomic pathology software with CoPathPlus, a pathology and electronic patient record system manufactured by Misys. According to Misys, the software can incorporate images into patient reports, provide links to online textbooks and reference databases, and has capability for speech recognition for entering data. The […]
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Free HL7 conference will focus on integration
HL7 UK is running a free one day conference on 9 February 2005 for NHS informatics professionals and clinicians who are playing a lead role in developing integrated IT systems in their local healthcare communities. The conference – the first of its kind – will concentrate on the requirements and challenges of developing interfaces between existing systems, local […]
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Web-based dermatology system installed in Kent
Medway NHS Trust, in Kent, have installed a new internet-based teledermatology system that allows doctors in remote locations to make clinical decisions. E-Ceptionist, based in Houston, Texas, claim that their software reduces waiting times and helps to keep down waiting lists. Kye Johnanning, spokesperson for E-Ceptionist, told E-Health Insider how the system works: "When the […]
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Norfolk hospital gets electronic cancer care system
A hospital in East Anglia has installed an electronic cancer management system in its oncology department, which is designed to bring greater efficiency, greater patient throughput and reduced waiting times. Until now, the software has not been available in Europe. The Colney Centre at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is using VARiS MedOncology from Varian Medical Systems, […]
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Image-sharing over web helps child burn patients
Two west London hospitals, St Mary’s Paediatric A&E, Paddington, and Chelsea & Westminister’s specialist burns unit, have developed an electronic image-sharing link that replaces the old system of doctors describing patients’ injuries over the phone. A large JPEG of the patient’s injury is taken over a digital camera and uploaded to the software. The image […]
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XML records improve diabetes care in Salford
Salford PCT has introduced an XML-based electronic diabetes care record system, allowing patients and health professionals alike full and easy access to information about their condition and treatment. The record data is sourced from GP and Acute clinical systems operated by EMIS, In Practice Systems and iSOFT, and is stored on a central repository in […]
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Report challenges hospital mobile ban
A new report on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in healthcare facilities challenges the wisdom of blanket prohibitions on mobile phones and other wireless devices in hospitals, writes Neil Versel from the annual Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to a white paper issued by the US-based Mobile […]
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Lothian upgrades Wise radiology solution
Lothian University Hospitals Trust is to upgrade its Radwise radiology information system (RIS) to a new web-based system with greatly enhanced functionality. The trust will be the first in Scotland to order this type of RIS from Wise Healthcare Systems’ Virtual Radiology solutions. Wise will be implementing the new Radwise 5 system and providing training […]
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US health IT leaders to rule on key standards
Health IT thought leaders in the US have taken a significant step toward advancing electronic connectivity and are on the verge of another, Neil Versel reports from Chicago. Last week, the healthcare informatics committee of standards-setting organisation ASTM International approved a minimum set of patient data to ensure continuity when patients move between care settings. […]
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