BT awarded NHS broadband contract
BT has won the N3 (New National Network) contract to provide and manage a broadband network to link all NHS organisations in England, health minister, John Hutton, announced today. As had been widely anticipated, BT was chosen ahead Cable and Wireless for the N3 contract, which will see it act as integrator, rather than as a broadband service provider iteself. […]
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EDS pulls out of bidding for N3 contract
EDS has pulled out of the bidding for the N3 contract to provide the NHS with a new broadband network that will underpin the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) project to modernise NHS IT systems. The N3 network will be vital to the success of the central electronic patient record, the NHS Care Records Service, […]
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US healthcare IT looks kinda familiar
In a second article on healthcare IT systems in America, Andrew Harrison reports from the 650-bed Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, a teaching hospital affiliated with New York University, where he finds that pizza plays an important role in clinical engagement… We tend to think of the US as being more advanced in […]
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Anglo-Finnish hospital benchmarking initiative launched
Finnish company C-Quest and the UK’s InFocus Health have launched an international hospital benchmarking initiative to comparatively measure and monitor healthcare efficiencies in hospitals in the UK and Finland, and recommend how technology can improve performance. The initiative was launched at a 5 November dinner hosted by Pertti Salolainen, the Finnish Ambassador to Great Britain, […]
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South Tees NHS Trust buys spinal injuries record system
The North of England Regional Spinal Cord Injuries Centre at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, part of South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, has just signed a contract with IMS MAXIMS plc for an integrated clinical record system. The purpose-built Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, which opened in 2002, serves a population of approximately 3.5 million […]
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N3 Short-list Announced
The National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) has announced the shortlist of bidders selected for the New National Network (N3) contract for a new broadband network for the NHS due to be awarded by March 2004. Three suppliers have been shortlisted: BT, Cable & Wireless and EDS. BT and Cable & Wireless are […]
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XML Special Focus:Bridging the Gap Between Existing Systems
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust is the largest post-graduate specialist heart and lung centre in the United Kingdom. The trust was established in 1998 following the merger of Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital and is based on two sites, one in Chelsea, London and one near Uxbridge, Middlesex. The merger brought with it […]
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IBM and PatientKeeper Expand Wireless Health Collaboration
IBM and PatientKeeper, Inc. have announced an expansion of wireless capabilities to help hospitals enhance patient care, reduce medical errors, and increase the job satisfaction of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. As part of their collaborative efforts, IBM will market and resell PatientKeeper’s mobile platform and portfolio of wireless, point-of-care solutions. Those solutions enable […]
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Tablet PC Vs PDA – The Debate Continues (Part 3)
Over the past month E-Health Insider readers have debated the relative merits of PDAs and Tablet PCs in healthcare. This week we publish two further perspectives, in a debate that appears more timely than ever with the announcement of the merger between iSoft and Torex. Which device will the new merged health IT giant be […]
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PDAs or Tablet PCs? – The debate continues…
Last week Dr Andrew Harrison wrote about his experience of using a Tablet PC on the wards – The Tablet PC on Test . In response Steve Garrington, CEO of Torex Health, argued the case in favour of PDAs as the best mobile devices for clinicians – Open Source – Tablet PCs wrong for Doctors […]
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