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Medical equipment firm set to acquire IMPAC

Elekta AB, a Swedish-based medical technology firm specialising in cancer treatment, has acquired healthcare IT software house IMPAC Medical Systems, who
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PR heavyweight appointed to sell NHS CRS

The NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) has appointed communications consultancy giant Porter Novelli, part of the global marketing
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Nursing IT study to look at local systems

The Department of Health has funded a £250,000, two-year study into how nurses use IT when making clinical decisions and
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Telemedicine recommended for rural areas

Greater use of telemedicine in country areas is one of a broad range of strategies recommended by the British Medical Association
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Home office

The Department of Health's new deal with Microsoft is saving hundreds of pounds for NHS staff who want to use
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Over-65s less likely to use internet for health

Less than a third of over 65-year-olds use the internet for health purposes, compared to over half of those aged
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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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Can you keep a secret?

Subtle changes in the way patient confidentiality in electronic health records is handled slipped out last week. EHI Primary Care
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Isabel releases adult decision support software

Isabel Healthcare has announced a release of its new clinical decision support software designed to help reduce misdiagnosis in all major sectors
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Standards stimulate health IT market, say analysts

Government legislation on healthcare IT is encouraging growth and innovation in the Europe, with the National Programme for IT and
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