TransScript ETP project to close
TransScript ETP, the only UK company dedicated to the development of the Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions (ETP), is to close from 31 December 2003. TransScript was formed by PharMed, an organisation that has been committed to developing secure open industry standards for ETP since 1997. The PharMed project, one of three ETP pilots run nationally, […]
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PASA chief pledges co-operation on bar codes
Chief executive of the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA), Duncan Eaton, has formally pledged to work with supply chain standards authority, e.centre, to encourage the adoption of standardised bar coding systems across the whole of the NHS supply. Eaton, who will take a place on e.centre’s supervisory board, believes it is essential that the […]
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WinPath chosen by Brighton and Sussex
Sysmed Solutions has announced that its WinPath pathology laboratory information management system (LIMS) has been selected by at Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust following a fast-track procurement process. WinPath will replace two separate LIMS legacy systems at the trust. The value and duration of the contract were not disclosed. Brighton and Sussex University […]
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National US health information infrastructure called for
The influential Institute of Medicine (IOM) has published a new report calling on the US Government to create national data standards for collecting and exchanging electronic medical information that would provide a national ‘information infrastructure’ to help spur the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs). The report outlines a plan to accelerate the development of […]
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Casualty Plus opens with TrakHealth
To contact Casualty Plus, call 08456 777 999. E-Health Insider is a news organisation and is not connected to Casualty Plus. London’s private ‘casualty’ centre, launched this month by Casualty Plus, incorporates a fully integrated electronic clinical and administration system supplied by Australian health IT supplier, TrakHealth. The MedTrak system installed at the centre in […]
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UK Doctors Still ‘Out of Office’ to Patients Online
Email may be the most powerful new communications tool since the telephone. But despite its clear potential in health, the BMA remains sceptical and few British doctors have yet embraced email communications with patients. Stephen Pincock reports on why most doctors remain ‘out of office’ online. Ask the British Medical Association about its view on […]
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NN4B Supports New Hearing Test for Babies
The national rollout of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) was launched this week with due praise for its technology devised by the NHS Information Authority, Syntegra and Hays CSG. The NHSIA’s Numbers for Babies (NN4B) service supports the hearing screen for newborns which is generating major improvements in services for babies born with hearing […]
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Health Records Infrastructure Programme Ended
The NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) has confirmed to E-Health Insider that it has decided to suspend its Health Record Infrastructure (HRI) programme and halt development of live trials. The decision to suspend work on the four HRI pilots before they go live was made by the NHS Information Authority earlier last week as a direct […]
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Placing XML at the Heart of Hospital Trust’s IM&T Strategy
Following E-Health Insider s XML in health feature two week s ago, Philip Firth, IM&T Strategy Implementation Manager at Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust, sets out how his trust has used XML to develop extremely low cost ‘best of breed’ solutions to integrate systems and improve clinical care. Information Technology at Wrightington, Wigan & […]
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IBM and PatientKeeper Expand Wireless Health Collaboration
IBM and PatientKeeper, Inc. have announced an expansion of wireless capabilities to help hospitals enhance patient care, reduce medical errors, and increase the job satisfaction of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. As part of their collaborative efforts, IBM will market and resell PatientKeeper’s mobile platform and portfolio of wireless, point-of-care solutions. Those solutions enable […]
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