31 October 2008

Versailles Hospital deploys wireless LAN

Mignot Hospital, France, an 800-bed hospital that is part of Versailles hospital system, has announced the deployment of a wireless
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29 October 2008

Personal view: Derek Hodgson

Derek Hodgson, head of telecommunications for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, takes on 08 numbers.
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29 October 2008

Gematik to evaluate USB sticks for patient records

The German national health IT body has agreed to evaluate USB sticks as a means of storing and carrying electronic
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29 October 2008

Germany to accredit online pharmacies

The German Ministry of Health is working on a new interactive labelling system to increase public confidence in online pharmacies.
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28 October 2008

Europe urges protection of critical infrastructure

The European Commission has published proposed legislation to strengthen information-sharing on critical infrastructure protection between EU Member States.
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28 October 2008

Philips and King’s College to collaborate

Philips and King's College London have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research into heart disease over the
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27 October 2008

Rand study calls for US national health ID

The US RAND Corporation has called for the introduction of a unique patient identification number for every person in the
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24 October 2008

NHS not making enough use of technology

The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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23 October 2008

European prize awarded for 3D patient modeling

A scientific pioneer in computational medical image analysis was this week awarded one of the largest international prizes in science,
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22 October 2008

Getting records up to standard

NHS Connecting for Health and the Royal College of Physicians talk about the new standards issued for records in the
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