SCR patient consultation could be cut
The length of the patient information programme run before Summary Care Records are uploaded to the Spine could be cut by up to 50% if NHS Connecting for Health plans are agreed.
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PAC gives NPfIT six months to deliver CRS
The National Programme for IT in the NHS should be given six months to get effective care record systems into acute trusts, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has concluded.
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German health minister praises regional EPR project
The city of Bottrop, North Rhine Westphalia, has launched a private electronic patient record project that utilises the new German healthcare smartcard for patient identification. Knappschaft, one of the biggest health insurance companies in Germany, is co-ordinating the project which will run for three years with a budget of €5.6m. If successful, it will be […]
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Electronic records before man on Mars
Electronic records before man on Mars Ilias Iakovodis, the deputy head of European Commission’s e-health unit, says that a long-term sustained effort over the next two decades is needed to ensure that all citizens get the benefits of electronic health records and other e-health services. In an exclusive extended interview with E-Health Europe, Ilias Iakovidis […]
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EU sets e-health map for 2009
Ilias Iakovidis and Michael Palmer tell E-Health Europe’s Outi Alapekkala how e-health will develop in 2009 and far beyond.
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Antwerp selects Agfa for cardiovascular imaging
The University of Antwerp Hospital has awarded a contract with Agfa to provide it with enhanced cardiovascular diagnostic imaging and reporting. Agfa HealthCare will install its IMPAX Cardiovascular solution, providing enterprise-wide access to cardiology patient records to meet the high volume diagnostic needs of the department. The deal is for eight-years and includes maintenance and […]
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Germany’s e-health smartcard scaled back
Key clinical components of Germany’s flagship national e-health smartcard programme look set to be dropped or delayed because of problems encountered in the first seven pilot sites.
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US sets out privacy principles for EHRs
The US Department of Health and Human Services has published new privacy guidelines for electronic health records (EHRs), based on providing citizens with the ability to choose how far they want to share information. The new guidelines set out eight principals, desigend to facilitate the adoption of electronic health records by providing a consistent approach […]
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Australia warns of e-health fragmentation
Australia requires a national co-ordinated approach on e-health, or risks creating duplication and fragmentation, states a new national e-health report.
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Report on telehealth workshop published
The European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has released a report from its November ‘procuring for health benefits’ telehealth workshop. Determining the state of the art and lessons learned in e-health procurement were the focus of the workshop, with particular regard to deploying telemedicine services. The workshop was run as part of the World of […]
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