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Hungary signs e-health deal with GE Healthcare

The Hungarian government has awarded GE Healthcare a €3.3m deal to lead a project on developing telecare services for elderly
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No more pins: digital signage in Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has deployed one of the UK’s largest digital signage networks. The Connectvision system from
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Royal Free says Cerner creates duplicate x-ray risk

Patients at the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust are potentially at risk of having duplicate x-rays ordered and receiving double
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Fujitsu Siemens launches health tablet PC

Fujitsu Siemens computers has launched the ESPRIMO MA, a mobile tablet PC for the health sector.
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Lib Dems demand tougher data protection

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Department of Health to publish minimum standards for the protection of data on
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Hard Times?

What does this week’s pre-budget report mean for the NHS and its IT? Fiona Barr investigates.
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IB Solutions to develop database of Irish doctors

IB Solutions, an IBA Health Group company, has won a five-year contract to develop a system for the country’s 17,000
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Barts takes a week to recover from Mytob virus

Barts and the London NHS Trust is still working to recover from the Mytob worm virus a week after it
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HL7 publishes four implementation guides

Health Level Seven (HL7), a developer of global healthcare standards, has announced the launch of four new implementation guides with
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Electronic fit notes to replace sick notes

An electronic ‘fit note’ is to replace paper sick notes from 2010 in a bid to get more people back
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