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Big EPR Survey backs ‘meaningful use’

EHI readers have backed payments for the ‘meaningful use’ of electronic patient records, as part of a ‘roadmap’ for their
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Success in sight

The Eyecare Integration Project, which lets Scottish optometrists refer patients to hospital electronically, was one of the winners at last
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GP IT funds sitting with area teams

GP IT funding of £186m has gone to NHS England’s area teams, which are working with local commissioners to verify
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White paper to support teleradiology

A white paper on teleradiology is due to be issued by the European Society of Radiology in December this year,
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Rotherham plan to ‘deconstruct’ Meditech

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to deconstruct its troubled Meditech EPR implementation.
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084 numbers under review

NHS England is reviewing the use of 0844 telephone numbers by GP practices, saying patients should not be paying more
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East Kent buys portal to save time

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust hopes to save up to 20 minutes of A&E doctors’ time per patient
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Sheffield builds a virtual human

Sheffield clinicians and scientists are creating a virtual human from computers to predict how diseases affect patients.
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Falling up

A project using simple technology has led to a big reduction in falls in nursing homes – and made NHS
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Sheffield selects System C

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has decided to buy System C’s Medway as its replacement patient administration system.
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