Tim Kelsey at E-Health Insider Live ’09
Tim Kelsey, chair of Dr Foster Intelligence, and a noted champion of the need for the state to hold and use personal data, has been announced as a keynote speaker at E-Health Insider Live ‘09.
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Best practice showcase announced
Trusts and primary care trusts from across England will be presenting at the best practice showcase at E-Health Insider Live ’09. NHS South Central will lead off by talking about the work it has been doing with Tribal to develop an information network to support pathway-based commissioning. Other participants in showcase, which is free for […]
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PHRs a hit with Indiana students
Personal Health Records have proved popular with students in a trial at The Indiana University Health Centre. According to the University some 3,100 of 7,200 incoming students – 40% of the class – have activated a PHR and entered some data, said Pete Grogg, associate director at the health center. According to Health Data Management […]
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iCS connects German healthcare providers
German Hospital, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, has extended its contract with iSoft to implement its Collaboration Suite (iCS) portal, to help join patient information between primary and secondary care. The new contract extends a contract originally signed ten years ago and also covers the continued use of the iSoft’s hospital information system, ClinicCentre. Isoft […]
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NI extends iSoft contract for €9.8m
Northern Ireland has extended its iSoft contracts for long-term support and maintenance services of its health information systems in nine of its major acute hospitals. Under the €9.8m (£8.4m) agreement with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, iSoft will continue to provide services until 2015 for its Clinicom patient management system to […]
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ISoft business wins
ISoft has announced it has done A$7m (€4m) worth of business in Australia and New Zealand. The company’s latest agreements include a state-wide roll out of iPM in Tasmania and a “strategic foothold” in the Council of Australian Governments’ GP super clinics national programme. IPM is already being installed in Tasmania’s public hospitals under a […]
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InterSystems wins Jersey record deal
The States of Jersey Health and Social Services Department has announced that will develop an island-wide integrated care record using InterSystems TrakCare.
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E-therapy website to be launched in UK
A new website based on e-therapy methods developed in Holland is to be launched next month in the UK. A wholly owned subsidiary of one of Holland’s largest treatment centre providers, Tactus, will provide a 16 week, online, structured clinical treatment programme for those that are concerned about their drinking habits. The idea is based […]
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Commissioning simulator launched
Commissioning specialist Humana Europe has launched an interactive training system to help GPs and practice managers in the UK learn how to commission services more effectively. The Practice Based Commissioning Simulator has been developed in conjunction with the primary care body the NHS Alliance and Swedish-based BTS, a provider of customised business simulations. Humana Europe […]
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EMIS loads first SCRs
IT computer supplier EMIS has uploaded its first Summary Care Records to the Spine, as all six early adopter primary care trusts are going live with the SCR. West Heath Surgery in NHS South Birmingham began uploading records two weeks ago and has created just over 3,200 SCRs so far, NHS Connecting for Health has confirmed. […]
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