Electronic patient records

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Three sites to be IDCR exemplars

Three sites are set to become exemplars in digital record integration between health and social care by March 2015, with
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Academy calls for standardised records

Electronic patient records must be standardised to support both patient safety and patient access, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
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Bryant backs The Big EPR Debate

Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s director of strategic systems and technology, has urged EHI readers to take part in The Big
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RCGP leads records access project

The Royal College of GPs is to lead a project to make sure that all patients can access their GP
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NPfIT failures have left NHS IT “stuck”

A new report by the NHS Confederation has criticised NHS technology for being similar to the “pre-industrial handicraft industry”.
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AnyDoc wins Swiss hospital deal

AnyDoc Software, an automated classification and data capture software provider, has been selected by Stephanshorn hospital in Northern Switzerland to
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US releases $1.2 billion for EMRs

The US government is releasing $1.2 billion (€800m) to help healthcare providers implement and use electronic medical records. The grants
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Permanente way

Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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Virginia Department of Health hacked

An attack on the Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VDHP) website, resulted in a prescriptions website being hacked and a
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One Health Alliance launched

A new ‘best of breed’ healthcare IT alliance has been launched, saying it will deliver technology and information solutions to
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