5 May 2005

Companies link up for digital retinopathy screening

Digital Healthcare and Graphnet have announced a collaboration that will combine the two companies’ imaging and electronic record software to
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5 May 2005

Online education used to combat hospital infections

A new internet education service launched this week aims to give health workers in Scotland immediate access to latest information
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5 May 2005

Bolton GPs told to use only one IT system

GPs in Bolton are coming under pressure from their PCT to ditch their various practice IT systems and sign up with a
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4 May 2005

Merck wins Webby health award

The winners of the ninth annual Webby awards, billed as the Oscars of the Internet, have been announced with a
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4 May 2005

BMA issues FOI guidelines for GPs

The BMA has issued new guidance to General Practitioners on the Freedom of Information Act advising them to be open
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3 May 2005

Americans want personal health records

The majority of Americans want to be able to access an online personal health record (PHR), providing them with details
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3 May 2005

Release QoF data if asked, BMA advises

GPs are being advised to release Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) data before national figures are published if their practices
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29 April 2005

Scottish GPs win choice over practice systems

  Scottish GPs will be able to change IT system provider under a new deal announced yesterday. The Scottish Executive
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29 April 2005

Germany joins hospital RFID pilots

Germany has joined the growing number of countries experimenting with wireless tagging of hospital patients to improve safety and provide easier access
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29 April 2005

Hospital e-mail filter can weed out drug spam

Hammersmith Hospitals NHS trust has installed a spam e-mail filter which the manufacturers say is sophisticated enough to tell genuine
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