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Jordan picks Perot to help implement VistA

Perot Systems Corporation has been selected by the Kingdom of Jordan to manage the pilot deployment of the open source
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German health minister praises regional EPR project

The city of Bottrop, North Rhine Westphalia, has launched a private electronic patient record project that utilises the new German
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CfH proposes training accreditation scheme

NHS Connecting for Health is asking NHS IT training departments to complete an online questionnaire to support the business case
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United Healthcare settles on ‘fixed’ database claims

Two of the largest US health insurers have agreed deals to pay tens of millions of dollars to create independent
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Reducing admissions with telehealth

Helen Rollings, community matron at Swindon PCT, explains the trust’s decision to mainstream its telehealth service.
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IT templates for long term care plans

GPs and primary care staff will be expected to offer personalised care plans to almost 15m people living with a
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New Zealand looks for wrap around IT

Seven of New Zealand district health boards have formed a collaboration to procure an “individual-centric” health management system. The seven
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Fuji Film acquires Russian subsidiary

Fuji Film Corporation has acquired its Russian distributor of medical and imaging products. The acquisition, carried out through its European
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Agfa-Gavaert receives €18.5 Canadian grant

Belgian imaging technology group Agfa-Gevaert says it has received a grant of €18.5 ($29.6m Canadian) from the Ontario government to
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Paediatrics application system glitch

National software used by doctors to apply for specialist training posts in paediatrics has been suspended after faults were discovered
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