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Cardiology ‘slow to adopt imaging’

14 January 2013 12:00 AM

The adoption of cardiac imaging modalities lags behind other imaging market segments, according to data from Frost and Sullivan.

‘Ofsted style’ ratings for NHS

11 January 2013 12:00 AM

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review to assess the merits of an ‘Ofsted style’ system of ratings for hospitals and care homes.

EHRs fail to achieve savings – US study

11 January 2013 12:00 AM

A lack of interoperability and usability among electronic health record systems means the billions of dollars of expected savings have not been realised from their implementaton, a US report says.

HPA notifications sent electronically

11 January 2013 12:00 AM

TPP has worked with the Health Protection Agency on a pilot which allows SystmOne users to notify the HPA of any suspected infectious disease cases electronically.

EMIS Web integrates diabetes tool

10 January 2013 12:00 AM

An online assessment tool designed to identify people at risk of diabetes has been integrated into EMIS Web.

NHSBT blood pilot to start in Liverpool

10 January 2013 12:00 AM

The third of three pilot projects to improve the management of blood products in the NHS will get underway this month thanks to a joint venture between NHS Blood and Transplant, the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, and MSoft.