Cerner confident of signing BT deal ‘soon’
Cerner says that it remains confident of signing a deal with BT “soon” to deliver its software to NHS trusts across London, despite problems in the south. Mounting delays in delivering the initial Release Zero (R0) version of Millennium in the South of England have not dampened Cerner’s optimism about its future prospects for delivering […]
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Milton Keynes implements WinPath pathology system
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust has announced that it has gone live with the WinPath pathology system from software developers CliniSys. The trust’s previous pathology system, OPUS from Supporta plc, needed replacing urgently because Milton Keynes was the only user remaining and there were concerns over ongoing support, development, and hardware issues. The new WinPath system went first live […]
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Border control
Neil Versel finds out what barriers still need to be overcome before electronic health record sharing becomes common between European countries.
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Opening the book
What does the industry think of the proposed CfH supplier catalogue? E-Health Insider gauges the response.
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South Worcestershire signs for Care Enhance Call Centre
South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust has selected an advanced call centre triage system for its GP out-of-hours (OOH) service which it also plans to use for remotely managing patients with long term conditions. The new system, called the Care Enhance Call Centre (CECC) will enable the out-of-hours service provider to triage any calls they receive directing callers to the […]
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iSoft reports £382m loss and new funding
Health software firm iSoft has today reported a £382m annual loss but said that it has reached a funding deal with its banks, and signed a new memorandum of understanding with Computer Sciences Corporation. "The new terms will provide the group with funding for its ongoing operations … and provide a period of stability in which […]
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Meet the suppliers: Ascribe
EHI talks to Stephen Critchlow, head of healthcare IT group Ascribe, about his clinical background and future plans for consolidation.
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IMS signs contract with BT for London trust
IMS MAXIMS Plc today announced that it had signed a three year contract with London local service provider, BT, to supply its web-based clinical software to Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust (BHRT). The £5m contract provides for the immediate installation of four IMS clinical applications at the trust to support order communications and results reporting, […]
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Trusts urged to move faster with e-prescribing
Trusts are being urged to move forward faster with e-prescribing and the use of robotics to automate hospital pharmacies by the leader of the Healthcare Commission’s medicines management review. Review lead, Julia Sonander, was speaking to E-Health Insider following publication of comparative assessments on medicines management for all 173 acute hospital trusts in England. Eighteen hospital […]
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Natural progression
Neil Cowles, CEO of Tolven Health, makes the case for widespread adoption of open source software in healthcare.
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