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Telemedicine growing in use in Germany

Nearly 2000 patients with chronic heart problems and 200 with diabetes are now being monitored through a BKK Taunus telemedicine
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CSC approves IBA’s purchase of iSoft

iSoft Group Plc has announced that it has this morning signed an agreement with Computer Sciences Corporation that will see
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Granger to leave in transition by end of 2007

Connecting for Health chief executive, Richard Granger is to leave the agency responsible for delivering the National Programme for IT
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EC looks to IT to help support older people

The European Commission has unveiled plans for a new €1bn European Action Plan to research the effectiveness of the use
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Lord Hunt to form clinical buy-in group

Health minister Lord Hunt has announced that he is to form a high-level group with the Academy of Medical Royal
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Irish Cancer Centre links to US

The Beacon Hospital Cancer Centre has been launched in Ireland by US-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre and will be
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Granger says IBA will take control of iSoft within week

Richard Granger, chief executive of Connecting for Health, has inidacted that IBA Health will have control of iSoft within the
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Document Management Special Report

Digital dictation and speech recognition can be valuable tools for improving document management. Linda Davidson visits a trust that is
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UCL re-launches MSc in health informatics

University College London’s (UCL) Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME) has announced the re-launch of its MSc Health
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DH survey finds improvement in patient choice

Almost half of patients referred to hospital by their GP can recall being offered choice, according to the latest results of the Department
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