Hewitt urged to block software switch in London
Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, has been asked to block the possible move by BT to replace its software supplier for electronic patient records in London as part of the NHS National programme for IT (NPfIT). Richard Bacon, MP, a senior member of the House of Commons Public accounts committee (PAC), last night wrote to […]
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IBM to develop pandemic software with WHO
IBM’s research division has announced that they are to collaborate with the World Health Organisation in supplying software to help combat and predict pandemics. IBM have promised to develop two systems; an Interoperable Healthcare Information Infrastructure – a technology to help clinicians and researchers share information and health data on infectious diseases. Big Blue will […]
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EMIS software now tracks kidney disease risk
EMIS have developed an upgrade to their PCS and LV general practice record software that trawls records to identify patients at risk of chronic kidney disease, in response to a user request. Staffordshire GP Dai Evans asked EMIS to develop the add-on after he realised he had to manually trawl through records to find patients […]
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Middlesbrough PCT offers reporting software for free
Middlesbrough PCT has developed a browser-based statistical reporting system for Practice Based Commissioning and is making it available for free to any other PCT. The Middlesbrough PCT Information, Data and Statistics (MIDAS) programme allows GPs and practice managers to see visual representations of a large number of statistics, including inpatient and outpatient activity, payment by […]
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HealthPro2 mapping software launched
MapInfo, a provider of location intelligence solutions, has announced the launch of the latest version of its mapping application for the UK health sector. The software is said to provide NHS managers and analysts with a suite of tools for analysing location related information, enabling them to fully benefit from the digital map data […]
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iBase medical image software under new management
New media company Waba Logic has announced the acquisition of the iBase Image System Medical Image Manager, which is in use by 23 NHS trust departments. iBase allows clinicians to view medical photographs over a web browser wherever they are, and was developed three years ago in association with clinicians at Addenbrooke’s hospital, Cambridge, Birmingham Children’s […]
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Hospital admissions predictive software updated
A new version of predictive risk software to help identify patients most at risk of emergency hospital admissions has been released with added features and a faster running time. The software, Patients at Risk of Re-hospitalisation+ (PARR+) allows primary care trusts and practices to work out who is most at risk of admission to hospital […]
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NHS Wales signs software deal with Microsoft
NHS Wales has signed a corporate licensing enterprise agreement with Microsoft covering the firm’s latest desktop and mobile computing software. The three year deal is estimated to provide savings of £6.1 million compared to trusts locally negotiating software licensing deals. The deal follows the £500m three year corporate licensing deal Microsoft signed with the English […]
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Value of infection control software highlighted
Infection control software is a worthwhile investment for trusts, but care must be taken in staff training, configuration and connecting the systems to existing laboratory software, says a report into the experiences of nine trusts by the Health Protection Agency. The three month pilot, which involved three software companies, EpiQuest, ICNet and ICE, across 11 sites […]
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EU hospital software market ‘worth £1bn by 2010’
The European market in hospital administration systems will be worth £1.2bn by 2010, according to research undertaken by consulting company Frost & Sullivan, as hospitals across the continent realise they must lay the foundations for electronic health records, PACS and other e-health systems. The reason for the growth in the sector is that hospitals are […]
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