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Multilex Announces Enhanced Sensitivity Checking

First DataBank Europe , the provider of point-of-care databases has launched Enhanced Sensitivity Checking as a new feature of its
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10 Ways To Improve NHS IT – a Hospital Doctor’s View

Hospital doctor, Andrew Harrison, worked in IT before studying medicine. His unusual background prompted E-Health Insider to ask him to
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SureScript Completes E-Prescribing Agreements

SureScript Systems has completed a series of agreements to introduce a common electronic prescribing system that will cover most US drug
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US Healthcare Slow to Adopt IT

“The most dangerous instrument in medicine is the fountain pen,” according to group president of McKesson, Duncan James, interviewed in
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Data Grid Announced for UK Mammography Research

IBM, Oxford University and the U.K. government have announced plans to build a distributed computing network, or next generation ‘data
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NHS Information Charter Needed Says Consumers Association

The NHS should publish a charter outlining how it will share health information and service users must be given a
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Personal Health Journal Advocated

A US group of health reformers has advocated the development of a Personal Health Journal, a voluntary system of electronic
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e-Lock Secures UK Drug Database Samples

Samples in the UK’s leading comprehensive drug identification database are kept secure by E-lock, rather than old style locks and
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Americans Prefer E-Prescribing

Most Americans prefer an electronic prescribing system that lets doctors send prescriptions directly to pharmacies, says a new survey. The
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MEDLINEplus Awarded URAC Quality Seal

Medlineplus, the online health information database service of the US National Library of Medicine (NLC), has been awarded health web
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