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German smartcard rollout brought forward

In a surprise move, the German health IT agency, Gematik, has accelerated the schedule of the German national smartcard project
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Kings College deploys hardware virtualisation

Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have implemented a new hardware virtualisation layer to help make integration of its different
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150 practices sign for PatientChase

More than 150 GP practices have signed up for a software system that claims to speed up call and recall
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Rhapsody installed by three NHS trusts

Orion Health Limited, a specialist in integration and workflow technology in healthcare, has said that its Rhapsody integration engine has
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Robotic future of patient care

As technology advances, robotics is the new revolutionary in healthcare. Kevin Fickenscher, MD and chief medical officer at Perot Systems
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Gematik approves RFID smartcard terminal

Smartcard technology provider, Assa Abloy Identification Technologies Group, has received approval from Gematik to participate in phase one of field
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EC creates Internet health threat surveillance

The European Commisssion has launched MediSys, a web-based news outlet providing information on public health threats in European health authorities.
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Delays in emergency service radios ’cause for concern’

Concerns have been raised about delays in implementing Airwave radio systems within emergency services in London, to ensure full coverage
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Somerset LMC reports confidentiality breaches

Somerset Local Medical Committee (LMC) has reported two ‘significant and worrying’ breaches of patient electronic data confidentiality, both by individuals
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ASCC long list published

Connecting for Health has published the long list for its Additional Supply Capability and Capacity (ASCC) procurement with 116 companies
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