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19 November 2008

Interoperable PHRs could save US $21bn a year

A US study has projected that personal health records have the potential to save the US healthcare system €16.3 billion
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18 November 2008

Computer virus takes down Barts and the London

A computer virus has infected Barts and The London NHS Trust, shutting down the computer system that runs its three hospitals
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18 November 2008

BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008: live on the night

Almost 400 people gathered at the Millennium Mayfair hotel for the BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008. Lyn Whitfield was among
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18 November 2008

BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008: the finalists

All the finalists in this year’s awards, along with a description of their projects.
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18 November 2008

IT costs factored into organ donor decision

The UK Organ Donation Taskforce this week came out against moving to a system of presumed consent for organ donation,
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18 November 2008

Patients to get Facebook-style Communicator

From March, patients will be able to carry out email consultations with GPs and other clinicians using a Facebook-style tool
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18 November 2008

Ireland gets register of health informatics pros

The Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) will this week launch the first Irish register of health informatics professionals at
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18 November 2008

Clinical Solutions partners with Health Language

Clinical telephone triage software specialist Clinical has announced a partnership with Health Language Inc. (HLI), the US-based supplier of language
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18 November 2008

BT e-Health Insider Awards: the winners

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust emerged as the overall winner of the BT e-Health Insider awards at the Millennium
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17 November 2008

Cayton stakes claim to independence of NIGB

The new chair of the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care has criticised plans to make it
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