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3 February 2006

EPS pilot to restart after early glitch

One of England’s first electronic prescription service (EPS) pilots has been shut down for more than a month because of
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30 January 2006

PDA adapted to control intravenous pain-relief

  A US company has linked up an intravenous medication pump to a handheld computer that allows patients to control
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26 January 2006

Strong growth projected in French health ICT

A new analysis of the French health ICT market published by Frost and Sullivan argues that an increased emphasis on
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24 January 2006

Epocrates launches in UK and Europe

Epocrates Inc., the US firm specialising in mobile systems for the healthcare industry, has announced its expansion into the global
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18 January 2006

US regional information networks predicted to grow

Forrester Research is predicting that 2006 will be the year that new regional information networks and organisations (RHIOs), that will
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10 January 2006

Meet the suppliers: TPP

In the first article of a series, EHI Primary Care travels to Leeds to spend a day with TPP, the
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16 December 2005

Increased mortality after drug entry system installed

Researchers in the US have found a surprise rise in the mortality rates in a children’s hospital since the implementation
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8 December 2005

Great Ormond Street implements electronic prescribing

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has begun implementation of JAC’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) System. The
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1 December 2005

Patient records to get quality checks

GP practices are to be paid to bring patient records up to national data accreditation standards as part of the
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24 November 2005

Wristband risk to patient safety highlighted

A drive to raise awareness of the importance of patients wearing hospital wristbands should make barcode and RFID technology more
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