Agfa Healthcare integrates Oasis
Agfa Healthcare, part of Agfa-Gaveart, has signed an agreement to integrate Oasis workstation software from Segami Corporation into the workflow of its latest Impax PACS system. The new software is said to enable physicians to review, process and report studies, helping to streamline patient care in nuclear medicine by providing a single system that automates […]
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NHS told to secure patient data
The Information Commissioner has written to the permanent secretary of the Department of Health demanding immediate improvements to the lax treatment of personal data within the NHS. The demand for urgent action by Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, comes in the wake of a string of recent incidents where the institute has been forced to take […]
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Virginia Department of Health hacked
An attack on the Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VDHP) website, resulted in a prescriptions website being hacked and a $10m ransom demand for the return of millions of allegedly stolen patient records. US press reports and blogs say the attack involved over eight million electronic patient records and some 35m prescription records. That an […]
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Simulator trains surgeons to be more efficient
Danish research has found that using simulators to train surgeons can make them twice as quick and more precise when operating.
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EU issues privacy guidance for RFID
The European Union has issued new recommendations covering the future use of bar codes and radio frequency identification devices (RFID) to ensure they respect privacy. The directive says Europeans should be able to have control over smart chips, a worldwide market predicted to rapidly grow in the next decade, while still being able to easily […]
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Xiring extends French Vitale cards
French mutual insurance company, Thélem assurances, has selected Xiring to provide ‘le Point Xiring V2’ service for its network of branches. The system will provide agents with quick access to up-to-date information stored in patients’ Vitale health smartcards, such as the National Health Insurance data, making it possible to draw up a health insurance contract […]
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NHS National Services Scotland won the Best Use of IM&T to Promote Patient Safety at last year’s BT e-Health Insider Awards for the Emergency Care Summary.
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Best Use of IM&T to Promote Patient Safety
The Best Use of IM&T to Promote Patient Safety was won by NHS National Services Scotland for the Emergency Care Summary. The runners up were VitalPAC at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Second Life for Imperial College students
Students at Imperial College London are now able to practice diagnosing and treating patients in a virtual world on Second Life.
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Siemens begins i.s.h.med Soarian integration
Siemens has announced it has improved its SAP-based information system, i.s.h.med, by adding new modules and integrating primary components of its Soarian workflow solution for the first time. The integration comes as part of the latest offering by Siemens for i.s.h.med – Enhancement Package 4. The two new modules also have a similar design to […]
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