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1 October 2008

Campaign 2008

Neil Versel looks at what Obama and McCain plan for healthcare IT in the US.
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1 October 2008

Northumbria awards Olympus pathology contract

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Olympus UK a seven-year managed service contract for core pathology. Olympus has been
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1 October 2008

Trust ditches 0844 number

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has ditched a recently introduced 0844 number following complaints that it could leave vulnerable
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30 September 2008

Ascribe acquires WCI Healthcare

UK Healthcare IT software specialist Ascribe Group Plc has acquired WCI Consulting Ltd’s healthcare division. The purchase of the consultancy
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29 September 2008

Medting creates global image repository

A Spanish medical informatics consultant is enlisting researchers and practitioners in an attempt to create what might be the first
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25 September 2008

Keogh outlines priorities for new head of IT

NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has stepped down as the Department of Health’s interim director general for informatics and
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22 September 2008

Dudley uses Soarian to identify infections

Nurses at Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust are using the workflow engine embedded in Siemens’ Soarian electronic patient record
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19 September 2008

Independent CIOs round table report

Download the full report for free Independent sector providers need to position themselves to actively anticipate and influence future NHS
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17 September 2008

Medtronic to open CareLink for atrial fibrillation

Patients with atrial fibrillation or suspected atrial fibrillation could soon be monitored via Medtronic’s CareLink platform. This could substantially increase
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17 September 2008

London payroll and Tees patient records lost

Four computer disks, containing more than seven years’ worth of payroll information for nearly 18,000 NHS staff in London, have
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