6 March 2008

Osteoporosis detectable with dental software

The University of Manchester is to commercialise a new piece of software, developed by its academics, that can detect osteoporosis via routine
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5 March 2008

CompuGroup buys German HIS vendor

CompuGroup has announced its takeover of hospital information systems supplier, Dahm Aktiengesellschaft, better known as Fliegel.
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5 March 2008

German e-health projects win awards

An e-health project and a web service for patients were awarded the Best Practice Award, ‘More dialogue in cancer’, at
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5 March 2008

IC boss says no special treatment for Dr Foster

The chief executive of the Information Centre has made it clear that Dr Foster Intelligence has no privileged access to
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4 March 2008

CSC plans to integrate SystmOne into Lorenzo

Local service provider CSC is planning to integrate TPP’s SystmOne with the strategic software Lorenzo,currently being developed by iSoft. The
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4 March 2008

Patient information: how ICTs can help

Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in providing greater information for patients.
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4 March 2008

NHS Direct calls cost £16 each

Calls answered by NHS Direct in the last year were costed at just over £16 each, official figures from the information and
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4 March 2008

Millennium remains a ‘challenge’ at Worthing

The chief executive of Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust has said in a letter to staff that the Cerner Millennium
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4 March 2008

Healthcare assistants’ access to SCR defended

Connecting for Health has defended the decision to allow healthcare assistants to access Summary Care Records (SCRs) in accident and
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4 March 2008

ANS Group to pilot voice based asset tracking

New wireless technology which enables a user to track the location of equipment or drugs using their voice is ready
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