29 September 2004

Mapping software could offer way out of data maze

A software package that uses geocoding to display patient and clinican data on Ordnance Survey maps has been installed in
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28 September 2004

Urgent need for joined-up IT to improve US healthcare

An influential new report identifies fragmentation as a key cause of problems in the American healthcare system and says IT
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28 September 2004

Patients offered selective consent still mistrust EHR

Patients who have given consent for parts of their electronic health record to be shared among healthcare providers remain confused
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27 September 2004

Software can read scans and detect heart disease

A computer program being developed in Finland could help to diagnose heart problems by interpreting images of the heart taken
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24 September 2004

NHS electronic appraisals to be extended

An online package for filling out NHS appraisals is to be extended from GPs and consultants to more levels of
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23 September 2004

Over 5,000 GP practices now ready for QMAS

The Department of Health have announced that over 5,000 out of the 9,000 GP practices in England are now able
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22 September 2004

Aidan Halligan to leave NPfIT for top Irish job

Professor Aidan Halligan (right), deputy chief medical officer and joint senior responsible officer of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT),
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22 September 2004

MedInfo 2004: a global view of health connectivity

Health IT leaders from England, Australia, Canada and the US met at the recent MedInfo 2004 conference to compare notes
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22 September 2004

NPfIT to offer NHS staff temporary roles within LSPs

The National Programme for IT is planning a ‘Supplier Attachment Scheme’ (SAS) that will allow NHS staff to ‘temp’ for LSPs
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22 September 2004

Trusts told to end local PACS procurements

All English NHS trusts have been told they must immediately end any PACS (Picture Archiving and Storage System) procurements after
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