Electronic patient records

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Darzi’s report for the digital generation

The final report of the Next Stage Review of the English NHS sees technology-driven change as one of the challenges
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Study praises Norwegian EPRs

A study by researchers at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has found that GP electronic patient records
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Mobile health and EPR feature at CeBIT

CeBIT in Hannover is the biggest consumer IT show in the world, and is the place for laptop-maniacs, iPod-addicts and
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The bigger picture at HIMSS

Jon Hoeksma visits the ever-expanding US healthcare IT show, HIMSS, where business intelligence and consumer-led e-health were big themes.
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Insurance companies to pay doctors for smartcards

After a year of negotiations, German health insurance companies have agreed to pay doctors for the smartcard readers and software
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Ortivus reports losses due to delays

Swedish health IT developer, Ortivus, has released its year-end report for 2007, announcing an operating loss of 53.9m Swedish Krona,
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German doctors say no to centrally stored patient records

Recent reports about incidents of data loss in the British healthcare system have alarmed medical doctors in other European countries.
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Medica 2007: smartcard lows and EPR highs

Although there was good news for medical smartcard projects at the trade fair Medica 2007 in Düsseldorf, doctors critical of
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Industry agrees standardised interface for EPRs

After one year of negotiations – faster than expected – more than 30 health IT companies have agreed on a
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Austria named best healthcare system in the EU

Austria has the best healthcare service in the European Union, a survey by watchdog Health Consumer Powerhouse has found. The
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