Data remember
Data transferred between GP systems must be scrupulously examined for errors. E-Health Insider looks at the issues involved and where the responsibilities lie.
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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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Major ministerial reshuffle for health
John Hutton, the health minister whose responsibilities included NHS IT, has been promoted in the post-election reshuffle. He enters the new cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the formal title for the minister for the Cabinet Office. He will head up the department where the government’s chief information officer, Ian Watmore, works monitoring […]
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‘State of the art’ review of health IT announced
The National Patient Safety Research Programme has issued a call for a systematic review of internationally available research on the impact of information technology on the quality and safety of health services. In collaboration with NHS Connecting for Health (CfH), the NPSA’s Patient Safety Research Programme is calling for an analysis of the evidence for […]
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Computer equipment could help MRSA spread
Keyboards and computer equipment installed in hospitals may aid the spread of ‘superbug’ bacteria such as MRSA, a study in a Chicago hospital has revealed. Just touching a keyboard is enough to pick up the bacteria and potentially pass it on to a patient, according to the results of the study. Furthermore, cleaning the equipment […]
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Computer use embedded in new doctors’ curriculum
The use of modern IT systems and a willingness to use and learn about new technology have been included as core components of the new curriculum for junior doctors. Under the new trainee doctors will have to demonstrate they are competent in a number of areas including communication and consultation skills, patient safety and team […]
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Electronic medical records top priority for US
US healthcare IT executives have named implementing a paperless electronic medical record (EMR) their top priority in the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) leadership poll. Nearly two-thirds of healthcare IT executives said their organisation planned to implement an EMR in the next two years, according to the 16th annual HIMMS leadership survey. […]
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John Radcliffe develops e-prescribing for blood
John Radcliffe Hospital, part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, is developing a new electronic prescribing system for blood products to support its transfusion processes. The aim is to improve patient safety and cut inappropriate blood prescribing. The initiative is the latest step in the development of its electronic blood transfusion system, which uses […]
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Great Ormond Street selects JAC for drug management
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has signed a contract with JAC Computer Services, a division of US-based Mediware Information Systems, for the provision of medicine management software. The contract will deliver a computerised medicines management system to support the delivery of clinical-care processes associated with the prescribing and administration of medicines to children. […]
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E-prescribing benefits flow for Liverpool hospital
Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Trust has announced the completion of e-prescribing in all but one of its in-patient clinical areas. Only the neonatal unit remains to be covered by the Meditech EP system, built with technology partners FileTek UK. The system provides total integration between the pharmacy stock system, patient prescriptions and other patient-based Meditech […]
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