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17 December 2001

Dr Koop Lifecare files for Bankruptcy

Dr. Koop LifeCare Corp, the long-troubled US online health information provider, announced on Sunday that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary
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14 December 2001

US Alliance to Promote Electronic Medical Records

Leading US doctor, hospital and consumer groups have formed the Patient Safety Institute (PSI), a major new collaborative initiative designed
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12 December 2001

Health Information More Popular than Games or Chat

More young people go online to search for health information than to play games, chat or take part in other
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12 December 2001

Gates Says NHS Must Deliver in Digital Age

It’s not every day that you get to see the richest man in the world, and the gawp factor must
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10 December 2001

Milburn Pledges New IT Money and Partnerships

Health Secretary Alan Milburn used a Microsoft-sponsored Department of Health (DH) IT conference attended by Bill Gates to pledge an
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6 December 2001

Department of Health awards £325m HR and Payroll Contract

The UK Department of Health (DH) has awarded a £325 million contract — the largest IT contract yet awarded within
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4 December 2001

Wanless on Information Technology

The UK health service has a poor record on the use of information and communication technology and spending in this
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19 November 2001

NHS Completes Alpha Tests of SNOMED Clinical Terms

SNOMED International, a division of the College of American Pathologists, and the NHS Information Authority have announced they have successfully
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14 November 2001

First Generation of e-Health Practitioners Have Arrived

A new survey of US physicians argues that e-health is beginning to deliver tangible benefits and change the way clinicians
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13 November 2001

Talking Prescription System Wins Popular Science Award

En-Vision America Inc.’s ScripTalk talking prescription system has been named one of the year’s top 100 greatest achievements in science
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