iSoft renews Dutch hospitals for €9m
Isoft has renewed contracts with two hospital groups in the Netherlands totalling €9m. In the largest deal, Erasmus (medical centre) in Rotterdam has renewed its existing contract for iSoft’s hospital information systems for a further five years. The €6.4m contract includes licenses, maintenance and support. Erasmus MC is the university hospital of Rotterdam and the […]
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Isoft names German Lorenzo reference site
Health software firm IBA Health Group has announced that German hospital group, Krankenhaus Buchholz and Winsen, is to implement its iSoft Lorenzo Clinicals product. The project will be delivered in two phases and culminate in the roll-out of Lorenzo Clinicals. ISoft will also install its new iCS portal, eFA services and electronic patient record (EPR). […]
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PAC gives NPfIT six months to deliver CRS
The National Programme for IT in the NHS should be given six months to get effective care record systems into acute trusts, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has concluded.
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Credit crunch hits UK and US hospitals
Hospitals in the US and UK are beginning to struggle to raise the funds they need for capital investment in infrastructure and Information technology projects. In the US the result is being seen in hospitals shelving planned investments in facilities and information technology. In the UK an internal memo from the National Health Service reveals […]
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Dubai hospital gets Philips iSite PACS
Tawam Hospital in Dubai, part of the United Arad Emirates, has celebrated the ‘go-live’ of Philips’ iSite Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). The solution integrates with the hospital’s Cerner HIS/RIS, creating a paperless, filmless workflow for patients and care providers. In addition to being installed at the main hospital site, the iSite PACS also […]
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HL7 releases child health EHR standard
Health Level Seven (HL7), the healthcare IT standards development organisation, has released the first standard specifying the key functional requirements for child healthcare in an electronic health record (EHR) system. The HL7 child health functional profile for EHR systems, builds on the HL7 EHR system functional model. It is the first for children approved by […]
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Antwerp selects Agfa for cardiovascular imaging
The University of Antwerp Hospital has awarded a contract with Agfa to provide it with enhanced cardiovascular diagnostic imaging and reporting. Agfa HealthCare will install its IMPAX Cardiovascular solution, providing enterprise-wide access to cardiology patient records to meet the high volume diagnostic needs of the department. The deal is for eight-years and includes maintenance and […]
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Siemens works with Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
Siemens Healthcare has signed an agreement with Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, to integrate its diagnostic, imaging and information technology systems. The company and Hospital Clinic will initially focus on three areas – liver fibrosis, foetal medicine and colon cancer – and work together to develop new working practices to increase the early detection of disease […]
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Newham and Milton Keynes win European awards
The London Borough of Newham and Milton Keynes Council have both won European e-inclusion awards for their use of telehealth services. The two were among the seven winners of European e-inclusion awards, presented at a European e-inclusion conference in Vienna at the beginning of December. The awards formed part of the Commission’s ‘Be Part of […]
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Commission sets out steps on patient safety
The European Commission has published proposals designed to improve patient safety and reduce the number of patients who suffer harm from the healthcare they received. One of the main recommendations is to improve the data collection, recording and reporting on medical errors. Each year, three million people are estimated to acquire Healthcare Associated Infections in […]
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