Insider view: Jon Hoeksma
A shake-up at the top of NHS IT will see power shift from NHS Connecting for Health to Whitehall, says E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma.
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DH launches new vision for PBC
Practice-based commissioners are entitled to receive accurate and timely financial and management data and analysis, according to the Department of Health’s newly released vision for practice-based commissioning. The DH says its vision will mark the start of a new drive to see practice-based commissioning working to its full potential. The document, Clinical commissioning: our vision […]
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Med-e-Tel conference programme published
Med-e-Tel 2009 has published its conference programme, offering a range of speakers and presentations on global telemedicine and e-health. The annual three-day Med-e-Tel conference will be held 1-3 April 2009, Luxembourg. The conference will feature presentations of successful business cases, research activities, pilot projects, practical experiences from health and social care providers. The event will […]
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NHS boss flew to India to check iSoft progress
David Nicholson has continued to take a hands-on role in the multi-billion pound NHS IT programme, flying to India to meet one of the companies developing its key electronic patient record software.
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EHI interview: Peter Neupert
Microsoft’s vice president for health strategy, recently spoke to the US Senate’s HELP committee. Last week, he spoke to EHI editor Jon Hoeksma.
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Follow my leader
In the latest feature from NHS Connecting for Health, Dr Raj Kumar and Dr Andrew Coley discuss the NHS Clinical Leaders Network.
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EMIS SCR compliant by April
EMIS is expected to become compliant with the Summary Care Record by the end of April, freeing the way for the full roll-out of the SCR in England. Health minister Ben Bradshaw told MPs in a Parliamentary written answer that so far three GP systems have successfully demonstrated compatibility and have been used in the […]
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Waiting not an option
The chief executive of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust tells Jon Hoeksma why it can’t wait for NPfIT to deliver.
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Rotherham set to announce EPR contract
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is set to announce the award of a contract for a new electronic patient record system that will see it spend an estimated £30-40m over the next ten years.
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InterSystems Ensemble rated top interface engine
The Ensemble interface engine, provided by health software specialist InterSystems, has been ranked as the number one interface engine for a third consecutive year. Ensemble came top in the 2008 ‘Best in KLAS’ rankings, a respected survey in which vendors are rated by product customers. The ranking was reported in the 2008 Top 20 Best […]
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