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EHI Awards 2016 entries open

22 March 2016 12:53 AM

Entries are now open for the EHI Awards 2016, the only dedicated healthcare IT awards in the UK.

Patient record access: March target likely to be met

22 March 2016 12:04 AM

All GPs will be able to offer patients online access to their ‘detailed coded record’ by the end of the month, GP IT system suppliers have said.

‘iSoft7’ hospitals extend EPR contracts

21 March 2016 3:33 AM

Six of the ‘iSoft7’ NHS trusts that retained their iSoft systems rather than enter the National Programme for IT have extended their contracts with CSC to cover the procurement and implementation of new electronic patient records.

GP IT system failings force govt review of Atos contracts

21 March 2016 12:11 AM

The Cabinet Office will review all of the government’s high-value technology contracts with Atos following serious failings identified with the company’s development of the GP Extraction Service.

Healthcare IT industry news in brief

18 March 2016 12:00 AM

This week’s industry round up features a new deal for Emis Health, a link-up between System C and an electronic document management provider, two significant PACS developments for Insignia, and a partnership between Boots and Tunstall Healthcare.

Epic round-up: seven stories worth another read

17 March 2016 3:49 AM

Articles involving US software company Epic really seem to get our readers going, so we’ve decided to recap our coverage over the past year for anyone who missed it, or who wants to jog their memory.

Surrey and Sussex trust to use PKB with 3,200 IBD patients

16 March 2016 12:00 AM

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to offer the patient-controlled electronic record Patients Know Best to more than 3,200 people with inflammatory bowel disease.