A new era of choice?
Sean Riddell, deputy managing director of EMIS, examines the current climate five months after the DH announced it would allow GPs a choice of systems in CfH.
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E-health and the EU
The UK’s presidency of the EU promises to be a significant one for e-health, Lyn Whitfield reports.
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Judge for yourself
Do electronic health records have any force in law? American correspondent Neil Versel reports from the TEPR conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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National US personal health record launched
Medem, a not-for-profit company created by leading US medical societies including the American Medical Association, announced this week the national launch of an internet-based ‘personal health record’, that is intended to become the "ATM service for healthcare". The new freely available internet-based personal health record, iHealthRecord, will allow patients to easily access and organise their […]
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No show from iSOFT at GP2GP transfer meeting
One of the leading GP system suppliers has been criticised after dropping out of a demonstration of GP2GP record transfer functionality to national GP representatives. iSOFT was due to demonstrate its progress in developing GP2GP functionality alongside GP system suppliers EMIS and InPractice Systems last week at the British Medical Association’s GP committee meeting. However […]
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Systems choice was a ‘geographical absurdity’
Professor Mike Pringle, one of the clinical leads for the national programme for IT, has described the previous arrangements on GP choice of system as a "geographical absurdity" that had become a barrier to success. Professor Pringle said that last month’s decision to allow GPs to choose from a wider range of accredited systems was […]
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Only six GP practices connected to NHS Spine
Only six GP practices are currently connected to the national spine, a month after a rapid roll out was expected to have started. The small numbers appear to reflect GPs’ continuing scepticism over whether LSP-hosted services provide additional flexibility and functionality or increased reliability. Accenture has not added another practice to its Spine-connected primary care […]
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Privacy key for US electronic health records
US health information technology interests have expressed great concern about guarding the privacy of patient data in building a National Health Information Network (NHIN) in America, Neil Versel reports from Dallas. At the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting in Dallas last week, US national health information technology co-ordinator Dr David […]
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GPs get a voice
New efforts are to be made by the NPfIT to engage GPs. E-Health Insider Primary Care talks to Dr Gillian Braunold, joint GP clinical lead for the programme.
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Interoperability centre stage in Dallas
Interoperability was the operative word among the nearly 22,000 health IT professionals at the 2005 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference here last week, Neil Versel reports from Dallas. "Interoperability is the key to achieving the ultimate goal," which is a full electronic health record, explained Dr Carolyn Clancy, director of the US government’s Agency […]
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