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Chasing a chimera

Dr John Somers of Nottingham City Hospital explains how England’s PACS programme is hoping to make PACS the repository for
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NHS Connecting for Health backs Healthcare Interoperability showcase

NHS Connecting for Health, the agency responsible for England’s IT modernisation programme, is sponsoring the Best Practice Showcase at E-Health-Insider’s
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Open eHealth Foundation sets out priorities

The Open eHealth Foundation (OeHF), an open source initiative for improving the exchange of medical information using existing standards, has
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Patientline acquired by Hospedia

Patientline UK has announced its decision to enter administration and been acquired by the newly formed Hospedia Ltd, a hospital
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Act paves way for NIGB

The National Information Governance Board is to become a statutory body, replacing the Patient Information Advisory Group, following Royal Assent
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Ambient assisted living set for growth

The German association of the electronics industry, VDE, has called for politicians and insurance companies to increase their engagement in
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International terminology toolset in development

The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) has launched a campaign to build an essential health terminology toolset to
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LISs to LIPs with the Health Informatics Review

The much anticipated Health Informatics Review only comes close to setting a new direction for the national programme. But it
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Three standard types needed for e-health

A sub-group of the European Standardisation Organisations alliance has published a paper warning of gaps and overlaps in existing e-health
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NHS Informatics Review says trusts need ‘interim’ systems

NHS trusts are to get support, and in some cases may get national funding, to select and install “interim” systems
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