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Over a million patients seen without records

A poll of NHS acute trusts indicates over 1.2m outpatients in England are seen each year without the clinician having
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Web 2.0 revolution underway in healthcare

Internet developments that brought us sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia are now set to revolutionise healthcare.
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German universities to get access to BMJ

The British Medical Journal Group has signed a three year nationwide licensing agreement with the Bavarian State Library on behalf
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E-health 2.0: health’s consumer revolution

E-Health Insider this week publishes a new research report on web 2.0 in healthcare. Lindsey Birnsteel reports.
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Google Health launched

Internet search giant Google yesterday unveiled Google Health, its online personal health record service.
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NCR to launch patient kiosks in Europe

The Adventist Healthcare Solution Kiosk A new touch-screen kiosk is to be launched in Europe by self-service specialist NCR, designed
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Greek staff trained on telemedicine approaches

Doctors and nursing staff from several municipalities in Greece – plus four specialists from the Athens Medical Centre – have
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Commission says e-health must grow up

The deputy head of European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has called for everyone involved in developing e-health to seize
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Pan-European SOS project about local interoperability

Ambitious plans to develop the e-health services to create an interoperable cross-European patient record summary and e-prescribing record were revealed
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First patient portal launched in Estonia

A Tallinn hospital has become the first in Estonia to introduce an ePatient portal, allowing patients to view their medical
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