Decision support

Archive
11 January 2006

Call for wider use of decision support

A charity is calling for more widespread use of decision support systems in general practice after a survey it commissioned
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23 December 2005

AxSys wins major Scottish system contract

 AxSys Technologies has been named as the successful bidder in NHSScotland’s national generic clinical system (GCS) procurement. The Clydebank-based company will deliver
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16 December 2005

Increased mortality after drug entry system installed

Researchers in the US have found a surprise rise in the mortality rates in a children’s hospital since the implementation
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8 December 2005

Great Ormond Street implements electronic prescribing

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has begun implementation of JAC’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) System. The
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22 November 2005

Birmingham PCTs sign up for Pfizer self-care project

Two PCTs in Birmingham are to be the first in the UK to implement a community self-care project in which patients
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14 November 2005

Decision support helps cut antibiotic over-use

Clinical decision support can help to reduce the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics in primary care, according to a US study.
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3 November 2005

IT has critical role in patient safety, says watchdog

 Public service watchdog, the National Audit Office, has underlined the key role IT should play in improving patient safety not
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1 November 2005

Community nurses to start e-prescribing pilot in 2006

Community nurses are to take part in NHS Connecting for Health pilots of electronic nurse prescribing early next year. Barbara
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31 October 2005

Choose and Book referrals top 20,000

GP referrals made under Choose and Book have topped the 20,000 mark on a curve that is “rising but delayed”,
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26 October 2005

Singapore’s National Healthcare Group buys Soarian

Siemens Medical Solutions has signed a major deal with Singapore’s National Healthcare Group (NHG) for an enterprise-wide implementation of its
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