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Survey exposes unsafe security practice

Measures taken by doctors to safeguard confidentiality, especially electronic records, are severely deficient and fuel the concerns of those trusted
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‘ID card’ devices to protect lone NHS staff

NHS staff working alone in the community are to be issued with mobile communication devices designed to help them call
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Privacy key for US electronic health records

US health information technology interests have expressed great concern about guarding the privacy of patient data in building a National
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Electronic medical records top priority for US

US healthcare IT executives have named implementing a paperless electronic medical record (EMR) their top priority in the annual Healthcare
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City and Hackney shares patient data securely

City and Hackney Teaching PCT in Central London has installed comprehensive security software which, it is hoped, will improve security
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Kodak announces new push into healthcare IT

Eastman Kodak this week announced plans for a concerted push into the fast-growing market for healthcare information technology with the
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Outside the inbox

Chris Booth, who has been working with SMS and healthcare for several years, says that text messaging can do more
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Doctors’ belief in NHS IT project fading

Doctors’ enthusiasm for the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has declined sharply over the past 12 months, with the
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Cegedim Rx says it is on track for ETP

Cegedim Rx has announced that it is on track to deliver a version of its Pharmacy Manager solution that will
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Can you keep a secret?

Subtle changes in the way patient confidentiality in electronic health records is handled slipped out last week. E-Health Insider looks
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