16 February 2005

“Augmented reality surgery” in prospect

A future in which surgeons will be able to use technology to operate on parts of the body where their
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16 February 2005

Kodak announces new push into healthcare IT

Eastman Kodak this week announced plans for a concerted push into the fast-growing market for healthcare information technology with the
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15 February 2005

London NHS trust publishes cardiac death rates online

St George’s Hospital, in Tooting, London, has started publishing mortality data online for its cardiology department, along with details about
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15 February 2005

Converge and win

Convergence between medical devices and IT systems is an obvious area for adding value in healthcare. Where do we look
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15 February 2005

Practices could get £6,000 for Choose and Book by June

GPs could receive about £6,000 per practice by the end of June this year if their primary care trust meets
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15 February 2005

Cheap as chips

The Home Computing Initiative provides savings for both employees buying PCs and their employers. Fiona Barr looks at how it
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15 February 2005

InPS updates Vision with DXS software

In Practice Systems (InPS) has announced that it is to upgrade its Vision system with a free version of Point
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14 February 2005

£300k offered for research into NHS IT attitudes

The NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) R&D programme have put out a call for proposals, offering £300,000 for research
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14 February 2005

Pacemaker sends SMS to warn of heart problems

A Dutch university medical centre has carried out the first patient implant of a pacemaker system that sends out SMS
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11 February 2005

Decision support software can reduce hospitalisation

A study published in this month’s American Journal of Managed Care has found that clinical decision support software, backed up
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