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September 07, 2005

NHS updates key targets in £6bn IT modernisation - Government & Law - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com

NHS updates key targets in £6bn IT modernisation - Government & Law - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com By Andy McCue Published: Wednesday 07 September 2005 The agency in charge of delivering the £6bn IT modernisation of the... [continued]

August 24, 2005

Sunday Times: Move to tackle hospital errors

Sunday Times: Move to tackle hospital errors [ 24aug05 ] Move to tackle hospital errorsFrom correspondents in Washington24aug05A GLOBAL initiative to stop hospital errors will focus on the old dictum "first, do no harm" by encouraging health care workers to... [continued]

August 17, 2005

The eHealth Market in France: Assessing the Online Needs of Physicians and Consumers - Research and Markets - Market Research Reports

The eHealth Market in France: Assessing the Online Needs of Physicians and Consumers - Research and Markets - Market Research Reports IntroductionThe eHealth market in France, driven by patients and physicians demands for online services, will provide opportunities for pharmaceutical... [continued]

August 08, 2005

Information Technology - Doctors Won't Go Out on A Limb on A Whim, Australia

Medical News Today News Article Information Technology - Doctors Won't Go Out on A Limb on A Whim, Australia 08 Aug 2005 AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today that doctors are well connected to information technology... [continued]

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August 06, 2005

Health IT project a headache: AMA

OptusNet News Health IT project a headache: AMA8:30 AM August 6 One of the government's key technology projects for the health sector has "major problems" and neglects the concerns of Australian doctors, an industry body has warned. The president of... [continued]

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August 04, 2005

Australian doctors are well connected to information technology in their practices

Australian doctors are well connected to information technology in their practices Devices/Technology Published: Thursday, 4-Aug-2005 Australian Medical Association (AMA) President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said this week that doctors are well connected to information technology in their practices, with over 90... [continued]

August 03, 2005

Robot surgeon at new hospital

Herald Sun: Robot surgeon at new hospital [03aug05] Robot surgeon at new hospitalMichelle Pountney, health reporter03aug05A ROBOT surgeon is one of the centrepieces of the new Epworth Eastern hospital, which has officially opened in Box Hill.As one of Australia's most... [continued]

June 17, 2005

NHS IT Programme Points to Successes | eGov monitor

NHS IT Programme Points to Successes | eGov monitor By eGov monitor NewsdeskPublished Friday, 17 June, 2005 - 12:22 Granger highlights progress of one of the world's largest civil IT projects Progress on the £6.2 billion IT modernisation of the... [continued]

June 15, 2005

Research and Markets: Online Needs of Physicians and Consumers in the eHealth Market in Germany

Research and Markets: Online Needs of Physicians and Consumers in the eHealth Market in Germany 15 June 2005, 07:00am ET DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2005--Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19229 ) has announced the addition of 'The eHealth Market in Germany:... [continued]

June 07, 2005

The eHealth Market in Germany: Assessing the Online Needs of Physicians and Consumers - Market Analysis Report

Datamonitor - The eHealth Market in Germany: Assessing the Online Needs of Physicians and Consumers - Market Analysis Report Introduction The eHealth market in Germany, driven by patients' and physicians' demands for online services, and by reforms to the healthcare... [continued]

May 16, 2005

Research and Markets: Understand How the UK ePrescribing Pilots are Shaping Adoption of ePrescribing Technologies in Both the European and the US Markets

Research and Markets: Understand How the UK ePrescribing Pilots are Shaping Adoption of ePrescribing Technologies in Both the European and the US Markets DUBLIN, Ireland, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17538 ) has announced the additionof Electronic Prescribing: Maintaining... [continued]

April 17, 2005

Research and Markets: Physician Insight Survey Find 73% of US physicians Are Willing to Use ePrescribing Tools

Research and Markets: Physician Insight Survey Find 73% of US physicians Are Willing to Use ePrescribing Tools DUBLIN, Ireland, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15714 ) has announced the addition of Physician Insight Survey: 2004 Survey Results Overview... [continued]

April 07, 2005

Research and Markets: UKs Healthcare IT Infrastructure Set to Introduce Mandatory Adoption of ePrescribing and Expansion of Telemedicine Services

Research and Markets: UKs Healthcare IT Infrastructure Set to Introduce Mandatory Adoption of ePrescribing and Expansion of Telemedicine ServicesResearch and Markets logo. (PRNewsFoto) LONDON XEN 08/20/2004DUBLIN, Ireland, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c13952) has announced the additionof The ehealth... [continued]

April 06, 2005

Research Opportunities Boosted By Electronic Records

Research Opportunities Boosted By Electronic Records One aspect of electronic care records which has received little attention is the potential benefit to clinical research. Electronic records could facilitate new interfaces between care and research environments, leading to great improvements in... [continued]

March 23, 2005

Taking the pulse of Europe's e-health market

Medical News Today News Article Taking the pulse of Europe's e-health market18 Mar 2005 Are Europe's hospitals equipped to meet e-health opportunities? This type of issue was covered by the Health Information Network Europe (HINE) in the largest ever survey... [continued]

March 01, 2005

Electronic Transmission Of Prescriptions Starts To Roll Out

Electronic Transmission Of Prescriptions Starts To Roll Out The first site to go live as part of the Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions (ETP) service is the Ling House Medical Centre and Co-operative Group Pharmacy in Keighley, West Yorkshire.The National Programme... [continued]

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January 30, 2005

Health care needs hi-tech transfusion

TheStar.com - Health care needs hi-tech transfusionHealth care needs hi-tech transfusionThis might just be the year the high-tech revolution in health care that is sweeping the world finally makes it onto Canada's radar screen.Currently, Canada lags behind other major industrialized... [continued]

January 22, 2005

Pharmacists hail the e-prescription 'Faster, easier, safer': Electronic system likely to cut number of medication errors

Print Story - canada.com networkPharmacists hail the e-prescription 'Faster, easier, safer': Electronic system likely to cut number of medication errorsTom BlackwellNational PostJanuary 21, 2005Health Canada is working on new legislation that could revolutionize how Canadians obtain medication, allowing doctors to... [continued]

November 22, 2004

Drug interactions in an intensive care unit

Entrez PubMedTidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2004 Nov 18;124(22):2907-2908.Links[Drug interactions in an intensive care unit.][Article in Norwegian]Nielsen EW, Dybwik K.Anestesi- og intensivavdelingen Nordlandssykehuset 8092 Bodo og Universitetet i Tromso 9037 Tromso erikwn@fagmed.uit.no.BACKGROUND:A new computerised interaction database in Norwegian is available at www.druid.uio.no... [continued]

November 16, 2004

Datamonitor - Electronic Prescribing: Maintaining Leverage in the Future Prescribing Process - Market Analysis Report

Datamonitor - Electronic Prescribing: Maintaining Leverage in the Future Prescribing Process - Market Analysis ReportElectronic Prescribing: Maintaining Leverage in the Future Prescribing ProcessBriefPublished: 17 November 2004Buy this research $3800Buy NowFurther InformationProduct Brochure (PDF)Table of Contents (HTML)Contact us for more informationIntroductionLong-standing... [continued]

Private medical secrets for sale

The Daily Telegraph | Private medical secrets for salePrivate medical secrets for saleBy SUE DUNLEVYNovember 17, 2004DOCTORS are planning to double their incomes by selling information about the medicines they prescribe their patients to drug companies.Sydney general practitioner Johdi Menon... [continued]

August 19, 2004

England Gives Green Light to Internet Pharmacies

England Gives Green Light to Internet Pharmacies Posted Aug 19, 2004, 4:23 PM ET by Catherine Calacanis The English government has given the OK to internet-only pharmacies. The move follows a decision to ease the rules on where new pharmacies... [continued]

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August 18, 2004

Rules relaxed to allow online pharmacies

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Rules relaxed to allow online pharmacies Rules relaxed to allow online pharmacies Tash Shifrin Wednesday August 18, 2004 Patients will be able to get prescription medicines over the internet, by mail order in... [continued]

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July 09, 2004

Patients, GPs to have a say on care record plans

Patients, GPs to have a say on care record plans | The Register Patients, GPs to have a say on care record plans By Lucy Sherriff Published Friday 9th July 2004 08:35 GMT The Department of Health (DoH) has set... [continued]

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June 25, 2004

IT is cornerstone to NHS improvement plan launched by Health Secretary

IT is cornerstone to NHS improvement plan launched by Health Secretary :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news fromArticles / NHS & HealthDate: Jun 25, 2004 - 06:50 AM In a House of Commons statement yesterday,Department of Health... [continued]

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June 15, 2004

Postcode prescribing hits cancer patients

ic Liverpool - Postcode prescribing hits cancer patientsPostcode prescribing hits cancer patients Jun 15 2004By Rob Merrick PATIENTS with ovarian cancer in Merseyside and Cheshire are losers in a "postcode lottery" that denies them life-saving drugs, a report revealed yesterday.They are... [continued]

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May 15, 2004

Electronic prescribing could save at least 29bn dollars.

Electronic prescribing could save at least 29bn dollars. BMJ. 2004 May 15; 328(7449): 1155Tanne JH [via HubMed - eprescribing or e-prescribing or "electronic prescribing" or "electronic prescription"]... [continued]

January 15, 2004

PRESS RELEASE: The current penetration of ePrescribing services is very low in all surveyed countries

PRESS RELEASE: The current penetration of ePrescribing services is very low in all surveyed countriesThe current penetration of ePrescribing services is very low in all surveyed countriesResearch and Markets have announced the addition of the ‘Physician Insight Survey: 2003 Survey... [continued]

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