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17 November 2004

Cerner to buy private physician system supplier

Kansas-based Cerner Corp. has today announced that it has signed an agreement to buy the Medical Division of VitalWorks Inc,
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10 November 2004

New EU e-health funding will focus on integration

A new call for proposals for the European Union’s e-health programme is due to be launched next week.  Around €75m
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27 October 2004

Keeping an eye on ID

Identifying patients to access their records can be a big problem for A&E staff and paramedics. So why not use
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20 September 2004

IT and wireless tech aiding elderly and disabled

Two new wireless-based devices which aim to give elderly and disabled people greater independence both inside and outside their home
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27 August 2004

Hull green lights A&E patient progress software

IT staff at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have developed an alert system for the A&E department that displays each
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17 August 2004

Electronic patient records secure Athens Olympics

Electronic health records are providing an important piece of security around the Athens 2004 Olympics, thanks to a collaboration between
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13 August 2004

The future of digital imaging

The government recently announced that all acute trusts in England will move to PACS within the next three years. This
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6 August 2004

ID cards: discretion will be needed on healthcare access

If national ID cards are used to control access to NHS care, doctors will need some discretion to treat people
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2 August 2004

Laptop and mobile ban lifted in new MHRA guidelines

The Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidelines about the use of wireless communication and electronics in hospitals
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27 July 2004

Paperless progress for London GUM clinics

A busy London GUM clinic network has taken the first steps to becoming completely paperless by installing a web browser-based
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