28 January 2009

Call to re-tender for Fujitsu replacement

Conservative health minister Stephen O'Brien has called for a “proper” tendering process to replace Fujitsu as local service provider in
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28 January 2009

Royal Free evaluates Cerner fixes

The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust is evaluating the results of the three month rescue programme to fix known problems
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28 January 2009

Global health terminology Workbench launched

The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) has launched a new IHTSDO Workbench designed to make it easier to
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26 January 2009

Credit crunch hits UK and US hospitals

Hospitals in the US and UK are beginning to struggle to raise the funds they need for capital investment in
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23 January 2009

BT Global Services takes £340m hit

Almost £1.5bn was wiped off BT’s market value on Thursday after the telecoms group said it had taken a big
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23 January 2009

King’s adds VitalPAC to EPR system

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully integrated The Learning Clinic’s vital signs recording system, VitalPAC, into its iSoft
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22 January 2009

Ex-IDX boss is new Oasis chief executive

Oasis Medical Solutions, the independent UK healthcare IT specialist, has appointed Chris Spence as its new chief executive. Spence joins
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22 January 2009

Jordan picks Perot to help implement VistA

Perot Systems Corporation has been selected by the Kingdom of Jordan to manage the pilot deployment of the open source
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21 January 2009

United Healthcare settles on ‘fixed’ database claims

Two of the largest US health insurers have agreed deals to pay tens of millions of dollars to create independent
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20 January 2009

Agfa-Gavaert receives €18.5 Canadian grant

Belgian imaging technology group Agfa-Gevaert says it has received a grant of €18.5 ($29.6m Canadian) from the Ontario government to
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