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iSoft’s medication viewer accredited

iSoft Netherlands has received accreditation from the National Institute for ICT in Healthcare to begin implementation of its Transmural Medication
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CfH to spend a further £6.4bn by 2011

Connecting for Health will spend a further £6.4bn over the next four years to 2011, according to figures given by
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Children’s database delayed to review security

The government has announced that the £224m children’s database, ContactPoint, will be delayed for five months, so that a full
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German hospitals to exchange patient data

Staff at Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, and neighbouring hospitals will soon routinely exchange comprehensive patient data across sites using a
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Ehealth one of UK’s major future technologies

The government’s Council for Science and Technology (CST) has named e-health as one of the most promising technologies for the
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New CEO of SNOMED CT appointed

The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), owners of the SNOMED CT terminology, has announced that Jennifer Zelmer will
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CompuGroup generates new business from Medica

CompuGroup has announced that it successfully signed up over 300 new customers during the Medica 2007 healthcare fair in Düsseldorf,
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N Yorks GPs protest over system choice

GPs claim their PCT is acting outside the GP Systems of Choice initiative by outlining a plan to encourage all
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Australia’s e-health chief to depart

The head of Australia’s National E-Health Transition Authority is set to depart after her resignation as director-general of Queensland Health.
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French patients able to update insurance smartcards

Smartcard security specialists Xiring and mobile phone operator SFR are working together to deploy the largest ‘Machine to Machine’ network
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