DHI News Team - Digital Health

24 February 2004

Ascribe recruits former Torex CEO

Manchester-based pharmacy and electronic prescribing systems supplier Ascribe has appointed former Torex Health chief executive Steve Garrington as its commercial

23 February 2004

Microsoft denies ‘tailored software’ offer for NHS

Microsoft have denied weekend reports that they are to rewrite their core products on behalf of the NHS, but confirmed that they

19 February 2004

Legal clarity dawns for iSOFT-Torex merger

Final clearance of the merger between iSOFT and Torex edged closer today as legal issues surrounding the case were clarified.

19 February 2004

IBM invests $250m in healthcare initiative

IBM today announced a $250m (£132m) global initiative over three years to boost its presence in healthcare. The money will

19 February 2004

BT awarded NHS broadband contract

BT has won the N3 (New National Network) contract to provide and manage a broadband network to link all NHS organisations

19 February 2004

IDX predicts $1 billion revenues from LSP contracts

IDX Corporation has revealed that it expects to see revenues of $1 billion (£525 million) over ten years from its

18 February 2004

Technology strategy needed for all pathology networks

A new Department of Health policy for modernising pathology services says all managed pathology networks need to have a formal

17 February 2004

Harrogate GPs get order communications

GPs in Harrogate are now able to request pathology tests online using an order communications system implemented by Anglia Healthcare

17 February 2004

US states push for e-health networks

Political leaders in Florida and Kentucky have announced similar plans to create state-wide e-health networks, to enable family physicians, hospitals,

16 February 2004