Individual Patient Identifier live in Ireland
Every patient in Ireland has been assigned unique identifying number, in an effort to improve patient safety and data quality.
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Every patient in Ireland has been assigned unique identifying number, in an effort to improve patient safety and data quality.
Just two firms – Emis Health and JAC – have been given ‘preferred bidder’ status for an e-prescribing framework contract in Scotland that should be completed and signed by the end of next month.
This week’s healthcare news round-up delves into a progress on e-referrals in Ireland, how doctors are getting involved in healthcare social media platforms, and some clever tech from Lincolnshire.
Selected trusts competing for part of a £100 million “digital excellence” funding pot must justify their bid through details of their relationships, support, and digital forward planning.
More than 200,000 people have been through the Government’s flag ship attempt to improve digital health skills, a Tinder Foundation report says.
iPads will be deployed to more than 200 paramedics in Kent to help them manage and send patient electronic information remotely.
iPatient has been approved as the first patient facing software available under the GP Systems of Choice contracts.
PharmacyX has been announced as the latest healthcare technology supplier to help deliver an electronic
Beverley Bryant said that two-factor authentication is the biggest deterrent to cyber attacks in the
A feature which allows patients to trace the status and readiness of their prescriptions has
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers new robotic surgery at Southampton Children’s Hospital and fall prevention
An online survey of UK GPs by the BMJ has revealed that one in five