Companies link up for digital retinopathy screening
Digital Healthcare and Graphnet have announced a collaboration that will combine the two companies’ imaging and electronic record software to create a new digital retinopathy screening system for diabetics. The retinal screening system will link up with GPs’ patient records. According to the two companies, benefits will include reduced errors in referral and improved access […]
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Version One updates document imaging with OCR
Version One has announced a new version of its document imaging software used by a number of NHS trusts that allows invoice and purchase order data to be automatically scanned by optical character recognition (OCR). The DbArchive system, which was announced on Thursday at a briefing at the House of Commons, also features image conversion […]
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Kodak announces new push into healthcare IT
Eastman Kodak this week announced plans for a concerted push into the fast-growing market for healthcare information technology with the introduction of a new portfolio of software and systems. The new approach was announced at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) conference in Dallas this week. Kodak’s health imaging business serving the health […]
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PACS installed across rural Welsh NHS Trust
North West Wales NHS Trust is to implement LifeImaging PACS software from Ferrania across its nine hospitals, many of which fall in rural areas. According to Ferrania, the filmless system will have particular benefits for the trust as it will save them money and time transporting copies of files between sites, as well as cutting […]
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Standards stimulate health IT market, say analysts
Government legislation on healthcare IT is encouraging growth and innovation in the Europe, with the National Programme for IT and personal health record initiatives in France and Germany leading the vanguard of development, according to a new report by analysts Frost & Sullivan. “The European healthcare IT market is set to experience steady growth, riding […]
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ComMedica finalises £33m PACS deal with CSC
ComMedica, the healthcare IT specialist originally spun out from Imperial College, London, has signed a £33m contract with CSC to supply its Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) imaging software to NHS trusts in England’s North-west and West Midlands. The eight and a half year contract will involve ComMedica providing PACS to the CSC Alliance […]
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Implementing PACS
Dr Mahibur Rahman explains the benefits and costs of introducing picture archiving, and shows what can happen if things go wrong.
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Cerner to buy private physician system supplier
Kansas-based Cerner Corp. has today announced that it has signed an agreement to buy the Medical Division of VitalWorks Inc, a leader in the US private physician office information technology market. The $100m deal will further expand Cerner’s presence in the physician practice market, a market expected to rapidly grow as the US federal government […]
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Siemens wins Frost & Sullivan healthcare IT award
Frost & Sullivan have given this year’s Healthcare Information Technology Company of the Year Award to Siemens Medical Solutions, which is judged under criteria including technological innovation, market growth and penetration and customer service. The award was conferred after Frost & Sullivan analysed and researched the European healthcare IT market for the company most deserving […]
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Virus concern for radiology
Medical scanners hit by viruses and worms can be put out of action for weeks while manufacturers decide how the problem can be fixed and whether patches to prevent future problems can be applied, an investigation by E-Health Insider has found.
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