iSoft cuts support and delivery staff
Australian software company iSoft has made 36 people redundant from its UK customer support and delivery department as a result of the restructuring project it launched in the summer. Despite the redundancies, 43 new roles have been created across departments including sales, operations, product management, integration services, commercial and professional services. However, only five people […]
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UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m
ScriptSwitch, the provider of drug comparison software to doctors’ surgeries, has been acquired by UnitedHealth UK, for a reported sum of £50m.
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ICO could fine trusts up to £500k
The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation into whether the Information Commissioner’s Office should be able to penalise organisations that make serious data breaches with fines of up to £500,000. The consultation ‘Civil monetary penalties: setting the maximum penalty’ asks: “do you consider that a penalty of up to £500,000 provides the ICO with a […]
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Going live
1,300 people, 80 exhibitors, four conference streams, the sheep key-rings, the chocolate fountain. EHI reports on E-Health Insider Live ’09.
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West Dorset improves Down programme
The Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has rolled-out a maternity solution from GE Healthcare to provide a vigorous Down Syndrome programme for women in West Dorset. The trust has joined forces with Health Net Connections (HCN), the UK distributor for GE Healthcare’s Viewpoint and Trium CTG, to roll the solution out across four sites, including […]
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Newcastle set to switch on Millennium
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning for a “low-key” go live of its new Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system tonight.
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It’s cold out there
Malcolm Newbury of IHE UK says it’s time to break out of Groundhog Day and find a new way of doing interoperability in the post NPfIT world.
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EuroKing Miracle may be bought by HSS
EuroKing Miracle today announced that it expects to conclude negotiations to be purchased by Healthcare Software Systems Ltd (HSS), the radiology information system specialists. In an announcement issued after E-Health Insider yesterday reported the company faced imminent liquidation, Euroking Miracle said that it expected to be acquired by HSS. No details were provided of the […]
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Digital Healthcare texts reduce DNAs
Digital Healthcare, a supplier of software to UK Diabetic Retinal Screening Services, has developed a module that uses text messages to help reduce the number of patients who miss appointments. The SMS text reminder module uses NHSmail to send a free automated reminder at a preconfigured time before the patient’s appointment. The administrator can customise […]
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