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HL7 Awards iSOFT ‘Benefactor’ Status

UK health IT applications developer iSOFT has been awarded ‘Benefactor’ status, the highest level of accreditation provided by Health Level
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US Institute Publishes Core Capabilities for EHRs

In a new report the independent Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the US National Academies, has published a set
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Health Information Infrastructure Act for US

A National Health Information Infrastructure Act has been introduced into the US Congress to support a national drive for interoperability
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Data Improvements Essential to Make GP Monitoring Work

Researchers at Imperial College London have devised a system for monitoring mortality rates which could help to alert authorities to
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Tablet PC Vs PDA – The Debate Continues (Part 3)

Over the past month E-Health Insider readers have debated the relative merits of PDAs and Tablet PCs in healthcare. This
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Clinician Involvement Essential in IT Planning Says BMJ

The essential importance of involving frontline clinicians in the evolution of their workplace information systems is underlined this week in
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E-prescribing Arrives for Out-of-Hours GPs

A major step towards electronic prescribing for out-of-hours (OOH) doctors in England has been taken with the launch of new
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Healthcare Interoperability Forum in ‘Abeyance’

The Health Care Interoperability Forum (HCIF), an industry group of leading system suppliers focused on developing common standards, has gone
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US SNOMED Licence Raises Questions Over NHS Deal

A $32.4m contract signed by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the US National Library of Medicine will make
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PDAs or Tablet PCs? – The debate continues…

Last week Dr Andrew Harrison wrote about his experience of using a Tablet PC on the wards – The Tablet
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