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Public-private venture ‘to improve access’ to info

Dr Foster, a commercial provider of healthcare information, and the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre have formed a
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US regional information networks predicted to grow

Forrester Research is predicting that 2006 will be the year that new regional information networks and organisations (RHIOs), that will
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CSC Alliance told to make switch on PACS/RIS

New suppliers look highly likely to be brought in an effort to sort out the mired Picture Archiving and Communications
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Furore over Patriot Act power to seize records

Doctors in the US have reacted angrily to news that patients’ medical records could be seized for investigation without warrant
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Hammersmith chooses Technidata for blood transfusion

Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a contract with Technidata to replace its two existing blood transfusion systems with TD-BloodBank,
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Doctors critical of NPfIT costs, survey finds

Doctors believe the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) could provide valuable benefits to clinical care in the long term, but
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Mobile download offers healthy food options

Overindulged on the mince pies and brandy butter during the holidays? A new program, which can be downloaded onto mobile
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GE Healthcare completes acquisition of IDX

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has completed its acquisition of health IT specialist IDX Systems Corporation. The
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UCLH plays smart with cards

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) has become one of the first big hospital trusts in England to
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NHS suffering from broken spine

NHS sites experienced acute spine problems in the week before Christmas, resulting in key systems being unavailable to NHS staff, and
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