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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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Three London Trusts Sign £5m Deal with iSOFT

NHS trusts in South East London’s Lambeth Lewisham and Southwark Collaboration have signed three contracts worth £5m with healthcare applications
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Pharmacy2U Launches NHS Repeat E-prescriptions Service

Pharmacy2U, the UK’s leading mail order and online pharmacy site, have launched a pilot electronic prescribing electronic service to enable
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Electronic Systems Could Free Up Millions of GP Appointments

Cutting out unnecessary GP paperwork, such as filling out repeat prescriptions and sick notes, could save up to 3.2 million
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Leapfrog Group Extends Reach

The Leapfrog Group, an alliance of US healthcare organisations dedicated to reducing avoidable medical mistakes through introducing technology and best
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PCTs Told to Freeze IT Procurement Plans

Primary Care Trusts have been told to put their plans for integrated primary and community electronic patient records on hold
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Danish Province Blazes Trail on EPR

Most healthcare systems in the industrialised world are struggling to develop or implement different models of electronic patient records, with
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Electronic Prescriptions Project Schedule Under Threat

One of the key figures behind the development of electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) in the UK has publicly questioned
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IT Needed to Cut Drug Deaths

A new report by the Audit Commission has highlighted the need to invest in IT systems to cut the increasing
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First Generation of e-Health Practitioners Have Arrived

A new survey of US physicians argues that e-health is beginning to deliver tangible benefits and change the way clinicians
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