Interoperability

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28 September 2004

Urgent need for joined-up IT to improve US healthcare

An influential new report identifies fragmentation as a key cause of problems in the American healthcare system and says IT
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26 August 2004

Sun awarded ‘tactical’ NHS desktop contract

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has concluded an evaluation project with Sun Microsystems over the potential use of Sun’s
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19 July 2004

Trial on satellite-assisted ambulance

A trial is about to start on satellite assistance for specially-equipped ambulances which will enable staff to send information, including
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16 June 2004

Pathology IT future ‘more complex than assumed’

Future developments in pathology IT are likely to be far more complex and unpredictable than current roadmaps are predicting, according
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27 May 2004

Armed forces march towards electronic health records

The MoD has announced the next stage of plans to introduce an electronic medical records system that will link to
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12 May 2004

Scottish GPs say GPASS is failing doctors

GPs in Scotland have warned the Scottish Executive that the official Scotland-wide IT system for general practice, GPASS, is failing
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15 April 2004

Opinion: Time for SMEs in health IT to raise profile

Mark Simon, chairman of the new UK e-Health Association small and medium sized enterprise special interest group and chief executive
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5 April 2004

Microsoft and iSOFT announce global strategic alliance

Microsoft has signed a global strategic agreement with iSOFT, which will see the two firms work jointly to enhance iSOFT’s
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1 April 2004

Hextall says details on PACS and legacy imminent

The chief operating officer for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has promised that details of the national programme’s approach
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29 January 2004

EMIS dispute heats up

The dispute between EMIS and the National Programme for IT became increasingly heated this week with the EMIS National User
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