EU and US e-health co-operation critical
The need for transatlantic co-operation on health IT has been described as “critical” by Dr Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator health IT at the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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New records standards body launched
A major new Professional Records Standards Body has been launched to promote the development of health and care records based on common record keeping standards.
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Standards Board splits in two
The Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care is being replaced by two new organisations.
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Reports interrogated at ECR 2013
Novel IT tools can make a positive contribution to efficiency in the radiology department – but good human communication is needed too, a session at ECR 2013 in Vienna heard.
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Open standards principles published
All government bodies must comply with new open standards principals designed to make government IT more open, cheaper and better connected.
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HL7 standards set free
Health Level Seven International has announced that it is going to make its standards for the electronic exchange of health information free from 2013.
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End of life standard ‘needs work’ – GPs
A new information standard related to recording keeping for end of life care is “not fit for purpose”, GP IT representative Dr Paul Cundy has warned.
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Call for new records standards body
Health and social care organisations have called for a new body to be set up to develop clinical record standards to support the development of electronic health records.
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Call for clarity on PACS contracts
Radiologists and PACS managers have called for greater clarity about the future of local service provider PACS contracts, which come to an end in January 2013 in most of England.
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