14 July 2005

Retinopathy software gets funding boost

 Digital Healthcare, Cambridge-based manufacturers of ophthalmic and diabetic retinopathy software, have just announced that they have received £3m of funding
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13 July 2005

N3 problems may hinder PACS use

  Problems with the new NHS broadband links, known as N3, have left some NHS hospitals with computer connections speeds
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13 July 2005

PCTs to receive predictive risk software

Software to help identify patients at high risk of readmission to hospital is to be sent out to all primary
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12 July 2005

London project raises questions for Choose and Book

Patients offered a choice of hospital are more interested in hospital reputation than length of waiting time, according to a
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12 July 2005

Pharmacy system accredited for ETP

A patient medication record software for pharmacies, eclipsePMR, has successfully completed testing for electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) and will begin
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12 July 2005

GP systems market shake-out predicted by Granger

The numbers of GP system suppliers and local pharmacies could be reduced within five years as the NHS IT programme transforms
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11 July 2005

Philips buys US PACS firm Stentor

  Royal Philips Electronics is to acquire Stentor, a US firm specialising in picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for
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11 July 2005

Emerging technologies in CfH sights

  Can RFID technology help prevent drug errors? Can patients’ bedside phone and entertainment terminals be used to give them
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11 July 2005

GP2GP transfers: the benefits and limitations

GP2GP electronic transfers of records are much quicker than their paper-based equivalents, but they won’t eliminate the need for paper
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8 July 2005

NHS Direct may lack capacity to handle OOH calls

NHS Direct may have insufficient capacity to manage out of hours (OOH) care in the integrated fashion envisaged by the
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