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5 February 2008

Microsoft and Mayo Clinic partner on information

Microsoft Corp.’s Health Solutions Group and Mayo Clinic Health Solutions are to partner to jointly develop tools that will empower

18 January 2008

Worcestershire connect to COIN for joined-up working

All NHS sites in Worcestershire are to be connected to a single Community of Interest Network (COIN) to allow information

9 January 2008

Robosoft showcase robot to help elderly

Robosoft’s Robuter prototype French robotic specialist Robosoft has demonstrated a prototype service robot which can help elderly and handicapped people

21 December 2007

German doctors switch on to Web 2.0

The US has led the adoption of Web 2.0 applications in healthcare, but German doctors are catching up, Philipp Grätzel

23 November 2007

Dudley rolls out digital dictation

The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust is to deploy WinScribe digital dictation across the trust in a bid to

21 November 2007

EPRs support new clinic for spina bifida care

The Scottish Spina Bifida Association (SSBA) has completed a pilot study of a ‘one stop’ health check clinic, using AxSys’ Excellicare

12 November 2007

Info sharing for emergencies under test

Software that will allow the police and emergency services to share and update incident information more effectively is being developed by

31 October 2007

SAP to release integrated solution in December

Germany’s largest software company SAP and its partner Accenture will release an integrated care solution, called the Collaborative Health Network,

31 October 2007

Microsoft acquires hospital IT software from GCS

Microsoft Corporation has continued its push into the health IT systems market with the acquisition of a number of assets

29 October 2007

NHSmail promotes free SMS for reminders

NHSmail users are being encouraged to use the system’s free text messaging to remind patients about healthcare appointments. Contractors, Cable & Wireless’