Canada commits £239m to EMR investment

Canadian ehealth body Health Infoway is to invest £239m to fund electronic medical record systems in community-based practices and outpatient
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IBM and Carefx form partnership

IBM has announced a partnership with Carefx to enable NHS trusts to provide clinicians with real-time access to patient data
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SUS anonymisation described as trivial

Fresh questions have been raised over the anonymity of de-identified patient data provided through the NHS secondary uses service for
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Health still tops internet searches

Searching for health information is the third most common online activity among US internet users, with 80% reporting that they
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Phone pics allow prescription refills

The US pharmacy chain Wallgreens has launched an app that allows customers to order prescription refills by taking a photo
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X-prize to tackle hospital admissions

A $3m x-prize competition has been launched by the US Heritage Provider Network to develop a ‘breakthrough’ algorithm that can
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Doctors 2.0 and You announced

A new conference is to be held in Paris in June to examine how doctors use social media and Web
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System C revenues slide as NPfIT stalls

System C has reported a 27% decline in half year revenues as work deploying NPfIT systems stalled and national NHS
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Ex-Toumaz boss launches Isansys

The former chief executive and co-founder of AIM-listed wireless body monitoring firm Toumaz Technologies has launched a new company focused
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Wakefield and BT trial Intel tech

BT and NHS Wakefield District have announced a telehealth trial for patients suffering from chronic heart failure, using the Intel
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