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IT payment offers £4250 for practices in Wales

GP practices in Wales can earn £4250 under a new IT payment scheme worth £2.1 million agreed as part of the
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PHCSG urges ‘extreme caution’ on QoF data use

White paper proposals to use Quality and Outcomes Framework data to make commissioning decisions should only be followed with extreme
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iSoft’s Lorenzo hits new highs in benchmarks

Manchester based health software firm iSoft has announced that its Lorenzo healthcare solution has hit new benchmark highs in handling
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New deal on system choice for GPs

GPs will be able to choose from a wider range of IT system suppliers under the terms of a new
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Read codes and rules for revised QOF issued

Read codes and business rules for the revised Quality and Outcomes Framework have been published. The final version of the
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PCTs start transferring patient records by CD

Practices from two primary care trusts in Hertfordshire are about to start transferring patients records on CD, ahead of the
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COPD in Carlisle

Wendy McLellan of Tunstall explains how a telecare project for COPD in Carlisle is helping keep reduce costs through proactive
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Asthma phone reviews won’t count for QOF

Telephone reviews for patients with asthma cannot count towards Quality and Outcome Framework targets, national arbitrators have ruled. The national
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Interactive patient kiosks offer real-time feedback

A new study has concluded that interactive patient information kiosks can provide healthcare professionals with reliable and timely feedback on
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Divided opinions on clinical coding switch

Health information managers fear they may not have the resources to implement the new OPCS4.3 clinical coding system due to
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