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30 September 2003

Reader Comment: ā€˜NPfIT Viewed from Scotlandā€™

The following ‘reader comment’ was supplied in response to recent E-Health Insider reports on the development of the National Programme for
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30 September 2003

ETP Pilots Evaluation Challenged

One of the three consortia set up to test electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) says an official evaluation does not
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25 September 2003

UK Doctors Still ā€˜Out of Officeā€™ to Patients Online

Email may be the most powerful new communications tool since the telephone. But despite its clear potential in health, the
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24 September 2003

Schlumberger to Sell SchlumbergerSema to Atos Origin

The announcement this week that Schlumberger Limited will sell the majority of its SchlumbergerSema business to Atos Origin, will see
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24 September 2003

US Medical Insurance Group to Subsidise PDA Software

A US physician liability insurance organisation, MedAmerica Mutual Risk Retention Group, is to offer its members a subsidy towards the
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23 September 2003

Yahoo Targets Online Diabetes Monitoring

Two major US Internet portals have begun to provide remote monitoring services to have their condition monitored online for a
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22 September 2003

LSP Contracts to Have No Immediate Financial Impact Locally

NHS Chief Executive, Sir Nigel Crisp has written to all NHS chief executives stating that the Local Service Provider (LSP)
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18 September 2003

UCLH Signs Ā£70m EPR Deal with IDX and Logica

University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, has announced a £70 million investment in an Electronic Patient Records (EPR) system, supplied
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18 September 2003

Schlumberger-Sema Looks Set to Win E-Booking Contract

Schlumberger-Sema and its partner Cerner look set to emerge as the winner of the prestigious contract for a national electronic
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18 September 2003

Wirral Connects to Online Bed Vacancy Service

Wirral residents and care homes are set to benefit from a new online service designed to simplify the process of
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