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Primis wins NHS data quality contract

Primis, the primary care data quality service, has won a four year contract with Connecting for Health to work with
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Scottish GPs aim for 90% e-referral in 2006

Scottish GPs should be sending 90% of referrals electronically by the end of March next year, according to new guidance
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Survey shows support for ‘.health’ TLD

There is considerable support for a ‘.health’ top level domain (TLD), but as long as it is restricted to sites
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From dependence to responsibility

In the first of a two part article, Iain Anderson from Capgemini looks at the drivers for change in the
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Virtual healthcare research institute launched

A group of research institutions and healthcare user groups has joined forces to form the Virtual Institute of Research in
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Cisco makes new medical connections

Cisco Systems Inc. has announced a series of new applications that are now available as part of its Medical Grade
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Rural US hospitals trailing on IT

A survey by the American Hospital Association of nearly 1,000 community hospitals in the US has revealed that only 10%
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Lab survey settles on best LIMS software

A survey conducted of laboratory information systems by consultancy firm Feltham Associates has placed Technidata’s Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
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Investment in clinical coding now critical

NHS trusts must urgently invest in the financial and performance management and supporting information systems, the Audit Commission says in
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IT training in core of proposed GP curriculum

Information management and technology should be a core part of the curriculum for training GPs, a blueprint on GP education
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