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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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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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Dr Gwyn Thomas: The NHSIA as a Service Provider

Understanding the complex shifting relationship between the NHS Information Authority and the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS
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“NHS Has Not Yet Dreamed of the Things IT Can Do” – Confed Chief

The NHS Confederation annual conference opens in Glasgow next week so E-Health Insider fixed an interview with its chief executive,
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European Award for NHS Direct Online

Health advice and information portal, NHS Direct Online, was chosen as one of four winners of the first eEurope Awards
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NHS IT Programme Enters ‘Heartlands’

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS has published a brief progress update, stating that ‘the heartlands of
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South West Collaborative EPR Procurements Ended

A series of collaborative NHS IT procurement projects for electronic patient record (EPR) systems in the South West had the
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Healthcare IT and Devolution

The health services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were detached from the English mother ship as part of devolution.
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Spring Quiz: The Answers

Thanks to everyone who entered the Spring Quiz. The winner is… Deirdre MacGuigan, Knowledge Development Co-ordinator, IM&T Modernisation Programme, Buckinghamshire
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