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European hospitals share real-time videos

Hospitals in Norway, Italy and Spain have been linked together using an advanced video conferencing system enabling them to share
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CfH jigsaw still ‘missing pieces’

The NHS IT programme is a jigsaw “still missing pieces” that need “to be found and put in place”.
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Burnham wants ‘health service fit for the digital age’

New health secretary Andy Burnham has said that despite the NHS’ coming financial problems, he still wants to see a
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Canada hit by e-health scandal

The agency responsible for ehealth in Ontario has become the centre of a scandal involving uncompetitive contract awards, massive consultancy
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NIGB says don’t delete information

Information should never be completely removed from an electronic patient record, according to new draft guidance. The National Information Governance
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Second Life to show Confed sessions

Members of Second Life will be able to view sessions from the annual NHS Confederation conference live online tomorrow. For
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Critical Care data debuts on iPhone

On Monday Apple showcased a third party app that allows doctors to monitor patients’ vital signs remotely. The iPhone application
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Confed: future ‘unprecedentedly difficult’

The NHS Confederation has warned that the health service is facing a £15 billion shortfall from 2010-11 and changed ways
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US Hospital IT set to hit €5 billion

The value of the US hospital IT market is predicted to hit €5 billion annually within the next five years.
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Hope: first EPS R2 site this summer

The first early adopter site for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service is expected to begin this summer, according
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