ETP Pilots Evaluation Challenged
One of the three consortia set up to test electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) says an official evaluation does not take account of its later work on the project when the volume of prescriptions processed picked up. The evaluation commissioned by the government was published on 17 September as part of package of announcements from […]
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Yahoo Targets Online Diabetes Monitoring
Two major US Internet portals have begun to provide remote monitoring services to have their condition monitored online for a monthly fee. Monitoring of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, is emerging a practical application of the Internet to directly support patient care. Online monitoring can contribute to the effective management of chronic […]
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Placing XML at the Heart of Hospital Trust’s IM&T Strategy
Following E-Health Insider s XML in health feature two week s ago, Philip Firth, IM&T Strategy Implementation Manager at Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust, sets out how his trust has used XML to develop extremely low cost ‘best of breed’ solutions to integrate systems and improve clinical care. Information Technology at Wrightington, Wigan & […]
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IT Key to Future Development of Disease Management
A key role for IT in the integration of patient care is predicted by market analysts, Frost and Sullivan, in a report which is highly critical of companies’ failure to look beyond single product offerings such as drugs or devices. The report sees the US trend towards “disease management services” as the way ahead with […]
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ISoft and Torex Announce Merger Plans
iSoft and Torex, two of the UK’s leading health IT firms announced this week that they intended to merge to create the UK’s largest provider of healthcare information systems able to play a leading role in the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS and be a leading player internationally. The two companies said […]
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Orkney Chooses PARIS to Integrate Care
The Orkney Islands Council Community Social Services Department and NHS Orkney have announced that they will work in partnership to introduce a shared information management system to support integrated care on PARIS, a system provided by social and community health system specialist in4tek. Orkney is introducing the system in line with the Scottish Executive’s commitment […]
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GPC Chair Pledges Practices Will Retain Choice
Dr John Chisolm, chairman of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has pledged to fight to defend practices’ right to choose which practice systems they use. With just days to go before the closure of the ballot on the new UK-wide GP contract this Friday Dr Chisholm told delegates at the British […]
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Dedicated Website Launched For OOH Modernisation
The NHS out-of-hours (OOH) modernisation programme has set up a dedicated website offering policy and technical information and news updates. The aim of OOH modernisation is to ensure that, by December 2004, a single phone call to NHS Direct will be the one-stop gateway to out-of-hours healthcare. Where necessary calls will be passed on to […]
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Good Hope Hospital Buys Oasis PAS
Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust has signed a contract with Siemens Healthcare Services to provide it with a new Patient Administration System (PAS). The new system will be provided as a managed service and will be based on the Oasis PAS system, supplied by Siemens partner, Capula Elan. Features of the Oasis PAS systems to […]
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Hanon Partners to Launch Virtual Child Protection
Hanon Solutions Ltd, the Scottish data integration specialist, has announced a new partnership to offer local authorities a solution to the Department of Health’s Identification, Referral & Tracking (IRT) initiative. The off-the-shelf package is designed to help councils ensure that information relating to children at risk is securely shared between relevant organisations. The need to […]
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