MSN Health Becomes Top US Health Website
The latest rankings of health related-websites place MSN (Microsoft Network) Health as the most visited US health Web site. MSN Health surged into the top spot by attracting 2.1 million unique visitors in the week ending June 23, knocking WebMD, the previous leader off the number one slot. WebMD in second place attracted 1.49 million […]
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Novartis to Extend Use of Web Conferencing
Novartis Pharma has announced plans to extend its use of Web conferencing tools to its Europe operations, in order to link together its medical and sales teams and potentially to communicate directly with customers. The decision follows the successful use of Web conferencing in Novartis Pharma in the United States, where it has achieved significant […]
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IT Strategy – You Have Your Say
E-Health Insider’s request for fantasy IT strategies for the NHS struck a chord with many of you who sent in a range of suggestions over the course of the week. A common theme was the feeling that any new IT strategy must have a strong thread of cultural change and people management, and that a […]
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Australia Funds Research into Open Source EHR
The Australian Government has taken another step towards its plan to introduce a ‘lifetime’ electronic health record system following the award of a research and development contract to use open-source technology to make patient health records available on the internet. The R&D contract was awarded to the Distributed Systems Technology Centre (DSTC), and partners, Ocean […]
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Fife Acute Hospitals Introduce New Network
Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has begun introducing a new Citrix-based IT network across its four main sites. The network, provided by Channel One, a business division of VisionWare Plc, is being administered by Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the project’s prime contractor, and an authorised supplier through the GCAT procurement scheme. Health professionals at Fife will […]
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Plymouth Hospitals Go Live with E-Procurement
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has begun to trade electronically with its suppliers using EROS version 4.4 – the first e-purchasing system in Europe to be developed which includes built in Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) functionality. Plymouth is the first NHS trust that GHX and Crown Agents Purchasing Services (CAPS) have worked together with to provide […]
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British Midland Installs Tempus Telemedicine System
BMI British Midland has installed a new telemedicine system on its planes flying long-haul flights to provide improved care to patients should they become ill in flight. The airline has introduced the Tempus 2000, a passenger health monitoring system, developed by Hampshire-based Remote Diagnostic Technologies (RDT), on transatlantic flights from Manchester. In the event of an […]
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Patient Access to Records via the Net on Trial
Bury Knowle Health Centre, one of the ERDIP pilot sites for patient access to electronic records, is testing out a new software module that enables access via the internet. Bury Knowle is in the process of contacting patients to invite them to discuss the issues and processes involved in accessing their records. Those who want […]
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Steady Growth in “Cyberchondria”
Eighty percent of American adults who have access to the internet have used it to seek health or medical information, compared to 75% surveyed at the same time in 2001, according to market research by US pollsters, Harris Interactive. However, among these health information seekers – dubbed “cyberchondriacs” by Harris – only a small proportion […]
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McKesson Agrees Purchase of ALI Technologies
McKesson Corporation has agreed to buy ALI Technologies, a Vancouver-based enterprise medical imaging solutions company in a deal worth around $340m (£243m). ALI products, which include PACS, are designed to streamline access to diagnostic information, automate clinical workflow and eliminate the need for film. The companies say the deal is expected to close within 90 […]
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