DHI News Team - Digital Health

11 December 2001

Torex Buys Oxhealth.com to Develop Electronic Health Records

In the latest of a string of recent acquisitions Torex Health has announced it is to purchase Oxhealth.com Ltd, in

10 December 2001

Milburn Pledges New IT Money and Partnerships

Health Secretary Alan Milburn used a Microsoft-sponsored Department of Health (DH) IT conference attended by Bill Gates to pledge an

6 December 2001

Department of Health awards £325m HR and Payroll Contract

The UK Department of Health (DH) has awarded a £325 million contract — the largest IT contract yet awarded within

5 December 2001

iSOFT Appoints European Chief Executive

Manchester-based health information firm iSOFT Group plc has appointed Ken Jacobson as European Chief Executive, indicating added emphasis on an

5 December 2001

PKI Token System Adopted for Australian Health System

The Australian Health Insurance Commission has awarded a contract to Rainbow eSecurity, a provider of transaction security solutions, to provide Public

4 December 2001

Wanless on Information Technology

The UK health service has a poor record on the use of information and communication technology and spending in this

3 December 2001

Care Pathways Database Added to NELH

A list of over 2,000 care pathways, in use or under development in over 200 NHS organisations, has been added

30 November 2001

HealthNexis Merges with Global Health Exchange

Online health e-business firms Global Healthcare Exchange(GHX) and HealthNexis have announced plans to combine their operations into a single, comprehensive

29 November 2001