GPs and pharmacists connect
GPs and pharmacists are communicating directly with each other in a London pilot using Emis and Rx Systems software.
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EMIS posts growth in tough year
Healthcare IT system supplier EMIS has announced a 15% increase in profits although fewer than 2% of its practices have so far switched to its next generation system, EMIS Web.
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EMIS and RX Systems plan integration
Healthcare IT system supplier EMIS has announced plans to integrate its primary care software with the pharmacy software supplied by Rx Systems.
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EMIS revenue and profits up
Healthcare IT company EMIS has announced an increase in profits for the first six months of the year from £5.8m to £6.7m. The company, which floated on the Alternative Investment Market in March, also saw revenue grow slightly from £28.9m in the first half of 2009 to £29m in January to June 2010. The company […]
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EMIS buys Rx Systems for £10m
GP system supplier EMIS has acquired a majority share in Rx Systems Ltd, a pharmacy software and services company, for almost £10m.
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More EPS R2 sites being planned
More sites are due to go live with Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service over the next few weeks, according to NHS Connecting for Health. A spokesperson for CfH told EHI Primary Care that the Department of Health is in discussion with Leeds, Nottinghamshire County and North East Lincolnshire primary care trusts and expects to […]
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Rx Systems accredited for EPS R2
Pharmacy software supplier Rx Systems has become the second pharmacy supplier to achieve technical accreditation for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service. The company’s ProScript dispensary management system will now be tested with TPP’s SystmOne – the only GP system to be accredited for R2 – at Burrows and Close Pharmacy in Kimberley, Nottingham. […]
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Lloyds gets authorisation to deploy on ETP
Lloyds Pharmacy has received technical accreditation and authorisation to deploy from Connecting for Health to connect its in-house pharmacy system to the national spine-based Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). The receipt of accreditation marks a significant milestone in the roll-out of the national EPS service which focuses on electronic processing of prescriptions written by GPs. Eventually […]
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