Interoperability centre stage in Dallas
Interoperability was the operative word among the nearly 22,000 health IT professionals at the 2005 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference here last week, Neil Versel reports from Dallas. "Interoperability is the key to achieving the ultimate goal," which is a full electronic health record, explained Dr Carolyn Clancy, director of the US government’s Agency […]
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Siemens wins Frost & Sullivan healthcare IT award
Frost & Sullivan have given this year’s Healthcare Information Technology Company of the Year Award to Siemens Medical Solutions, which is judged under criteria including technological innovation, market growth and penetration and customer service. The award was conferred after Frost & Sullivan analysed and researched the European healthcare IT market for the company most deserving […]
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Virus concern for radiology
Medical scanners hit by viruses and worms can be put out of action for weeks while manufacturers decide how the problem can be fixed and whether patches to prevent future problems can be applied, an investigation by E-Health Insider has found.
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Agfa set to replace GE on PACS in North East and Eastern
Three months after health minister John Hutton announced the award of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) contracts for the five National Programme for IT (NPfIT) clusters, it now seems certain that contracts for at least two clusters will now be awarded to Agfa rather than GE Medical Systems as originally thought. An NPfIT spokesperson […]
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Airedale puts X-rays on PACS
Airedale NHS Trust, in Keighley, West Yorkshire, has installed a PACS system that allows x-rays to be stored and shared. The system (below), developed and installed by Siemens, replaces the original arrangement of light boxes, films and manual cataloguing. Instead, screens have been placed throughout the hospital so that clinicians can access the images they […]
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NPfIT claims discounts of up to 80% on PACS
The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has stated that discounts of up to 80% have been secured in its negotiations with picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) suppliers, but has yet to provide details of how PACS procurements and implementations in English NHS trusts will be funded and delivered. Some £60m of central investment has been committed […]
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IBM invests $250m in healthcare initiative
IBM today announced a $250m (£132m) global initiative over three years to boost its presence in healthcare. The money will be used for solutions development, research and development, IBM Business Partner collaborations and to hire new specialists. Dr. Caroline Kovac, general manager of IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences said: “"The healthcare industry is under tremendous […]
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US healthcare IT looks kinda familiar
In a second article on healthcare IT systems in America, Andrew Harrison reports from the 650-bed Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, a teaching hospital affiliated with New York University, where he finds that pizza plays an important role in clinical engagement… We tend to think of the US as being more advanced in […]
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Oasis Live at Brighton
Capula Elan has announced that Brighton Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with its new Oasis Patient Administration System (PAS), delivered as a managed service by Siemens Healthcare Services. The project has merged two different PAS solutions, taken six months to complete and was delivered on time and to budget. The single new Oasis PAS system […]
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Good Hope Hospital Buys Oasis PAS
Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust has signed a contract with Siemens Healthcare Services to provide it with a new Patient Administration System (PAS). The new system will be provided as a managed service and will be based on the Oasis PAS system, supplied by Siemens partner, Capula Elan. Features of the Oasis PAS systems to […]
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