Big EPR Survey backs ‘meaningful use’
EHI readers have backed payments for the ‘meaningful use’ of electronic patient records, as part of a ‘roadmap’ for their implementation in NHS trusts in England.
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GP IT funds sitting with area teams
GP IT funding of £186m has gone to NHS England’s area teams, which are working with local commissioners to verify individual budgets.
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White paper to support teleradiology
A white paper on teleradiology is due to be issued by the European Society of Radiology in December this year, the chair of the European taskforce developing it has told EHI Imaging Informatics.
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Rotherham plan to ‘deconstruct’ Meditech
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to deconstruct its troubled Meditech EPR implementation.
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084 numbers under review
NHS England is reviewing the use of 0844 telephone numbers by GP practices, saying patients should not be paying more than the cost of a local call.
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East Kent buys portal to save time
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust hopes to save up to 20 minutes of A&E doctors’ time per patient with the deployment of a clinical portal.
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Sheffield builds a virtual human
Sheffield clinicians and scientists are creating a virtual human from computers to predict how diseases affect patients.
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Sheffield selects System C
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has decided to buy System C’s Medway as its replacement patient administration system.
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Acute app for Derby GPs
East Midlands GPs can find details about local acute services on a smartphone app developed by Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Whittington picks set of Sectra systems
The Whittington Hospital in North London has signed a ten-year contract with Sectra to provide a PACS, RIS and vendor neutral archive.
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