Delays confirmed for PACS in NWWM
NHS Connecting for Health has acknowledged that the North West and West Midlands region will miss the March 2007 deadline for picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) to be fully implemented across England. The delay follows the abandonment of the original contractual arrangements for delivering PACS and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) in the region. Asked […]
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BUPA Hospitals select Kodak for RIS/PACS
BUPA Hospitals has signed an agreement with Eastman Kodak Company’s Health Group to provide the private hospital chain with an integrated radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) across all of BUPA’s 26 UK hospitals. The move will support the transition to a complete digital operation across the BUPA Hospitals network. […]
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Agfa launches mobile version of Impax 6.0 PACS
Agfa has launched an “ultra thin” mobile version of its Impax 6.0 picture archiving and communications system (PACS) which is due to be deployed in NHS trusts in North-east and Eastern England. The mobile solution which promises secure “anywhere access” to patient data and images was unveiled at the Health Information Management Systems Society convention […]
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Marching on
E-Health Insider caught up with Accenture’s health chief Ken Lacey at HIMSS in San Diego and discussed the LSP’s progress so far.
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ComMedica closes diagnostic imaging business
ComMedica Limited, the UK-based developer of picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) has announced that it is closing its diagnostic imaging software business. The company has announced a "significant restructuring", including the closure of its diagnostic imaging software business, resulting in over 100 redundancies at its Woking office and elsewhere. ComMedica said the move followed […]
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Liverpool trust opts for 10Gbps network for PACS
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has installed a new WAN that the trust hopes will allow the high-speed transfer of PACS images between the two sites both now and in the future. Bandwidth of 10 Gbps has been placed between the sites for the specific purpose of transferring PACS images. A […]
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HC2006 to run NHS basics course for new IT staff
The annual Healthcare Computing conference (HC2006) in Harrogate is to feature for the first time a series of workshops for technical staff new to the NHS. The stream, ‘Understanding Healthcare’, will be aimed at IT staff who have just joined the healthcare sector and be designed to educate them about the realities of healthcare […]
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Strong growth projected in French health ICT
A new analysis of the French health ICT market published by Frost and Sullivan argues that an increased emphasis on patient safety will provide the drive for new ICT investments, particularly for clinical systems. The report says that the increasing use of ICT in the healthcare sector is anticipated to help avoid medical errors, improve […]
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CSC Alliance told to make switch on PACS/RIS
New suppliers look highly likely to be brought in an effort to sort out the mired Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) programme in the North West and West Midlands region of the NHS, E-Health Insider has learned. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), the local service provider for the NHS National Programme for IT in the […]
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Doctors critical of NPfIT costs, survey finds
Doctors believe the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) could provide valuable benefits to clinical care in the long term, but they are increasingly critical of its costs and the way it is being implemented, according to a survey released today. The independent survey, commissioned by E-Health Insider, bjhc&im, Computer Weekly, Financial Times, Guardian, GP and […]
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