EMR

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Interest high in EMR deployment

Fifty trusts gathered at Basildon and Thurrock Foundation Trust’s electronic medical record summit this week to hear about how the
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UK GPs top for use of EMRs

More than two thirds of UK GPs use electronic medical records and can also order tests or prescriptions online, manage
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Canada commits £239m to EMR investment

Canadian ehealth body Health Infoway is to invest £239m to fund electronic medical record systems in community-based practices and outpatient
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UPMC develops two-way record

Coverage from HIMSS10 The University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre has developed a personal, bidirectional health record that will enable patients
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Jordan unveils integrated health system

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has unveiled its integrated healthcare technology system for the first time in public. The demonstration
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US hospital EMR sales slumped in 2008

US sales of electronic medical record systems to large hospitals fell to a seven year low in 2008. Sales of
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GE offers $100m loans to boost EMR use

GE Healthcare has launched a programme of €72m ($100m) in interest-free loans to boost electronic medical record (EMR) adoption in
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EHI interview: Peter Neupert

Microsoft’s vice president for health strategy, recently spoke to the US Senate’s HELP committee. Last week, he spoke to EHI
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Obama urged to commit $25 billion to health IT

The US Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have urged President Obama to invest a minimum of $25 billion in
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Danish firm provides global PACS access

The new version of Medical Insight’s EasyViz. Danish firm Medical Insight has released a new version of its EasyViz product
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