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1 May 2002

Leapfrog Group Extends Reach

The Leapfrog Group, an alliance of US healthcare organisations dedicated to reducing avoidable medical mistakes through introducing technology and best
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29 April 2002

MEDLINEplus Awarded URAC Quality Seal

Medlineplus, the online health information database service of the US National Library of Medicine (NLC), has been awarded health web
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25 April 2002

Reader’s Feedback – Summary No 1

Though we always say we welcome feedback, E-health Insider has, so far, not published comments from subscribers. Let’s start to
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24 April 2002

E-Purchasing Pioneer Posts Positive Financials

Neoforma Neoforma, one of the first US companies to create an online marketplace for purchasing healthcare supplies has recorded its
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18 April 2002

European Mobile Health Takes First Steps

Mobile health aims to do nothing less than turn traditional healthcare on its head. As numerous speakers at Mobile Health
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17 April 2002

New Approach on Electronic Records Needed

Despite the investment of tens of billions of Euros in healthcare IT the industry worldwide has failed to deliver on
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15 April 2002

Strong Patient Demand for Online Access to Doctors

Ninety percent of adults who are online want some form of electronic communication with their doctors, according to US market
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11 April 2002

Instant Medical History Comes to Europe

One of the biggest obstacles to electronic records is getting doctors to enter patient details onto systems electronically. A US
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10 April 2002

Patient ID Chip Set for Global Launch

A tiny ID microchip that can be implanted in the human body, and then used to identify patients and enable
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10 April 2002

Lord Hunt – “We Will Meet EPR targets”

Lord Hunt, the health minister with responsibility for IT, has underlined his determination that the NHS will achieve its targets
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