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28 December 2007

Two hospital search engines launched

Two major German health insurance companies have presented new hospital search engines for citizens in order to increase transparency of
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27 December 2007

EC may reconsider patient information rules

The European Commission is considering tabling legislation next year that would change the rules on the information that drug companies
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24 December 2007

ETP could cut dispensing errors in half

Dispensing errors could be cut by nearly 50% if pharmacists used an authentification system linked to the electronic transfer of
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21 December 2007

PCTs must roll-out summary records in 2008-09

PCT IM&T plans for the next financial year must include the roll-out of the Summary Care Record and the full
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21 December 2007

Sicily uses Orbis to evaluate EPR plans

Agfa HealthCare’s ORBIS Electronic Patient Record software is to be used in an evaluation of sharing patient information across the
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20 December 2007

EU tables proposals for health single market

The European Commission says EU citizens will be allowed to opt to receive healthcare in any member state, under new
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18 December 2007

PCTs to lead on NHS IMandT development

The NHS operating framework for 2008-2009 says that in the coming year local NHS organisations will be expected to build
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18 December 2007

2008: the year telecare grows up?

A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.
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18 December 2007

Ospedale di Lecco hospital group gets Orbis EPR

Italy’s, Ospedale di Lecco hospital group has gone live with the elements of Orbis electronic patient record supplied by Agfa
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17 December 2007

Atos Healthcare takes over its first medical centre

Atos Healthcare is to take over its first medical centre in the UK in February 2008. The St Paul’s Way
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