N3 on target for March 2007 completion
Almost 15,500 connections have been made to the national network, N3, and work is on schedule to be completed in March next year, according to NHS Connecting for Health (CfH). The agency says 97% of GP surgeries have now been connected to the network by N3 contractors BT, potentially benefiting around 48 million patients with […]
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Tablet tests
How did three E-Health Insider readers get on with new tablet PCs in their work? A GP, a dermatologist and an EPR manager review the Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P1510.
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Germany’s team
The World Cup is not Frankfurt’s only major event this summer. Phillipp Grätzel reports from ITeG, the German healthcare IT industry conference.
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Virtual reality heart failure pod goes on tour
Doctors in the US are being given the opportunity to walk in the shoes of a patient with congestive heart failure, thanks to a mobile virtual reality unit. The Heart FX Pod, developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and marketing firm The RJO Group, invites clinicians to sit in a booth and don a pneumatic […]
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US health IT tsar rejects ‘Google’ style record sharing
The idea of a creating a virtual network that keeps health data in its original store and shares information via a ‘Google-type’ search is not on the horizon at the moment, according to the leader of US’ electronic medical records programme, Dr David Brailer. Speaking at a press briefing at the HIMSS (Health Information Management […]
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Good outlook for IP VPNs in European healthcare
Industry analysts Frost & Sullivan have predicted positive, if qualified, growth of Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPNs) in healthcare across Europe over the next few years. IP VPNs allow external access to networks so that clinicians can access patient information and health records. Internally, VPNs they can be used both for sharing data and […]
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Talking cure
Steve Tocker from Softech Global outlines how voice recognition and digital dictation can be used in the healthcare sector, and what issues users need to remember.
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UCLH streamlines voice traffic management
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) has installed an advanced communications infrastructure that will control most of the 1.2 million plus calls received every month. The new call management system built on Telewest Business’ SRS Advanced Solutions has enabled UCLH to launch a single ‘0845’ contact number to control incoming voice traffic. Calls to […]
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Kodak chosen for Finnish e-health project
Eastman Kodak’s Health Group has been selected as the main supplier of Finland’s RATU e-health project, which aims to integrate the medical imaging and information systems across five Finnish hospital districts. The €2.7m RATU project focuses on the development of e-health in Northern Finland and is funded by five hospital districts and the Finnish Ministry […]
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Moorfields Eye Hospital goes for virtual storage
Moorfields Eye Hospital in London have installed a virtual storage server that allows them to add extra hardware and storage facilities seamlessly and allow data used by several sites to be backed up in one central location. The hospital, which keeps a large number of images, electronic patient records and patient demographic and staff details […]
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