Twitter ‘weloveNHS’ campaign grows
Thousands of people have joined the ‘welovetheNHS’ campaign on Twitter to show their backing for England’s National Health Service. The campaign was launched to defend the service after US Republicans labeled it “evil” and “Orwellian” in a bid to discredit Barack Obama’s planned healthcare reforms, which could include a Federal government insurance scheme. Tens of […]
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iSoft purchases BridgeForward
Australian health software specialist iSoft has purchased US hospital data integration specialist BridgeForward for £9m. The acquisition gives iSoft a toehold in the burgeoning US market, which the company sees as critical to its future growth. The deal also reinforces iSoft’s position in the UK, where BridgeForward’s integration technology is widely used, with clients including […]
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Second Life to show Confed sessions
Members of Second Life will be able to view sessions from the annual NHS Confederation conference live online tomorrow. For the first time, three key sessions from the conference will be accessible to members of the public through the virtual world’s website. The free screening is being provided by the NHS Confederation and Imperial College […]
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HIMSS singing
With former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on its speaker rota, this year’s HIMSS conference was always going to be about money. Neil Versel reports from Chicago.
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US partners sought for Lorenzo Health Studio
IBA Health Group, the Australian parent company of iSoft, has made its first foray into the fiercely competitive US healthcare market.
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Cerner director is Obama’s health czar
US president Barack Obama has announced a former director of Cerner Corporation as director of the White House Office for Health Reform. Nancy-Ann DeParle resigned from Cerner’s eight-member board last week to run the newly created office, which will help to co-ordinate the president’s health reform agenda with Congress. She joined Cerner in May 2001. […]
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