London Oncology Clinic selects IMPAC Medical Systems
The London Oncology Clinic, a private provider on oncology services, has selected IMPAC Medical Systems to provide it with chemotherapy electronic charting, practice management, and statistical analysis solutions for its newly refurbished Harley Street clinic. According to Dr Maurice Slevin, consultant oncologist and one of the founding partners of the London Oncology Clinic, said that […]
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Welsh medical students get training smartcards
Medical students and junior doctors in Wales are to receive their own smartcards containing their employment and training details. Each card will contain occupational health and HR information and will be electronically read and updated at each workplace that the student visits. It is hoped that the new scheme will save time on administration and […]
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McKesson launches digital medical photograph solution
McKesson today announced the launch of its PhotoManager, software designed to allow clinical staff to access digital medical photographs of their patients at workstations in their clinic or ward, using a web browser. The company says that the solution integrates with electronic records, and will ultimately be a seamless interface with any clinical databases. Jerry Flynn, […]
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ComMedica integrates RIS and medical imaging
ComMedica Limited, the web-based clinical information and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) software vendor, has launched its new Integrated PACS (I-PACS) solution, combining medical imaging with radiology information system (RIS) technology. I-PACS is said to offer hospitals a cost effective software package that allows them to manage the entire process of patient care, from […]
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US Medical Insurance Group to Subsidise PDA Software
A US physician liability insurance organisation, MedAmerica Mutual Risk Retention Group, is to offer its members a subsidy towards the purchase of copies of the eProcrates handheld clinical reference source for handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs) in order to improve patient safety and reduce drug errors. California-based MedAmerica Mutual will subsidise the ePocrates Rx Pro application, […]
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WHO Extends Low Cost Access to Medical Journals
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added 43 new countries to its the Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) this week, giving them cut price online access to 2,200 high-quality medical journals. All of the 43 countries added to the initiative have gross national products per capita of between $1,000-$3,000. They join the 69 […]
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US Physicians Sceptical IT Can Cut Medical Errors
A new US study has highlighted a major gap between the strategies recommended by medical error experts to reduce errors, and the views of physicians and members of the public. Relatively few US physicians identified increased use of IT as a very effective part of strategies to reduce medical errors in hospitals. Keynote studies, such […]
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Scottish Universities Lead Virtual Medical School
A group of leading international medical schools, led by Scotland’s University of Dundee, have announced plans to create the world’s first online medical school. More than 50 institutions in 16 countries have helped plan the International Virtual Medical School, which is planned to open in the summer of 2004. All of Scotland’s five medical schools, […]
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Instant Medical History Comes to Europe
One of the biggest obstacles to electronic records is getting doctors to enter patient details onto systems electronically. A US company, Primetime Medical Software, believes it has the answer – get patients to enter their own medical history. Instant Medical History (IMH) is based on getting patients to complete a series of simple, yet highly […]
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US Alliance to Promote Electronic Medical Records
Leading US doctor, hospital and consumer groups have formed the Patient Safety Institute (PSI), a major new collaborative initiative designed to harness and integrate secure IT systems to improve patient safety and healthcare quality, The aim is to develop a confidential computer network, based on open standards, to electronically link medical records so doctors can […]
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