Pathology IT future ‘more complex than assumed’
Future developments in pathology IT are likely to be far more complex and unpredictable than current roadmaps are predicting, according to a white paper from laboratory systems specialists, Sysmed. “Only by making managed pathology networks adaptive can pathology services become agile enough to respond effectively to increasing future demand for change,” argues the paper written […]
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Report challenges hospital mobile ban
A new report on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in healthcare facilities challenges the wisdom of blanket prohibitions on mobile phones and other wireless devices in hospitals, writes Neil Versel from the annual Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to a white paper issued by the US-based Mobile […]
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Government says open source not a ‘hype bubble’
The Office of the e-Envoy has issued an updated consultation paper on the use of open source software (OSS) by the UK Government, including the NHS. The update is the first in two years on the Government’s position on the use of open source. Significantly the consultation paper categorically states that OSS is not a […]
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Consultation on Open Source Software (OSS) Strategy Nears End
The NHS information Authority has published a reminder that the consultation period for the Office of the e-Envoy’s draft Government Policy on Open Source Software (OSS) is drawing to a close. The closing date for consultation on the draft policy document, first published in December 2001, is 12 March 2002. This policy will apply to NHS […]
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