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May 2008

April 2008

Connecting for Health procures infection-resistant keyboards for NHS. 30 April
Honda demonstrates walking assist device. 30 April
HD video technology to revolutionize imaging for surgery. 30 April
Bupa launches elearning portal. 30 April
Green issues becoming more important for European datacentre providers. 30 April
New website showcases 24 models of innovative healthcare in US. 30 April
Chinese health experts look at NHS knowledge management. 30 April
Speaking text messages for the visually impaired. 30 April
Online collaboration improves access to patient info. 30 April
Southampton University Hospitals to deploy 18-week-wait tool. 30 April
Gibraltar Health Authority launches electronic prescription system. 28 April
NHS needs better marketing to become patient-led. 28 April
Intelligent house for care at home launched in West Brom. 28 April
NHS reforms unlikely to succeed, says former government adviser. 28 April
Access to drug data on mobile devices. 28 April
New IT qualification for NHS staff. 28 April
Valdemar Hospital establishes point-of-care testing system. 17 April
CfH in international collaboration on open source health IT solutions. 16 April
High-level commitment to skills development critical for patient care. 16 April 2008
Plain Healthcare launches 'work smart' campaign for GPs. 16 April 2008
East Midlands procurement hub selects SRC for voice products. 16 April
Computer-controlled methadone dispensing for prisons. 16 April
Norfolk and Norwich Trust secures access to IT networks. 16 April
Nottingham University Hospitals to deploy Cisco medical-grade network. 11 April
Peterborough chooses McKesson Shared Services for payroll and HR. 11 April
Microsoft releases Amalga hospital information system. 9 April
Community pharmacies to extend healthcare services. 9 April
EMIS in joint venture with Ireland's Helix Health. 9 April
OLM Group expands social care business with acquisition of Pavilion Publishing. 9 April
Survey finds low awareness of BT's next-generation network in public sector. 9 April
Nuance to acquire eScription for US$363m. 9 April
Ulleval University Hospital rolls out hospital-wide speech recognition. 9 April
Siemens introduces laptop-based ultrasound system. 9 April
NHS Direct TV moves to new digital channel. 3 April
Northgate plans public sector expansion under new ownership. 3 April
Audio conferencing cuts travel costs for NHS Workforce Review Team. 3 April
iSOFT offers bursaries to attend HC2008. 2 April
Implanted wireless medical devices are potential security risk for patients. 2 April
Virtual reality helps burn patients find pain relief. 2 April
Patient-reported outcomes help improve cancer treatment. 2 April

March 2008

Breakthrough in medical device interoperability with Vena wireless platform. 28 March
Bosch launches CareWatch social alarm. 27 March
QResearch supports European project for early detection of adverse drug reactions. 27 March
InterSystems' HealthShare chosen for Swedish National EHR project. 27 March
Philips acquires cardiac IT company Tomcat Systems. 27 March
Nuffield Hospital Group selects Datix for risk management. 27 March
Bolton Hospitals integrate clinical systems with Ensemble. 26 March
Nottingham PCT launches large-scale telemonitoring of chronic disease patients. 26 March
Wireless technology key to joined-up healthcare. 26 March
IBA wins £22 million contract extension with NHS SBS for financial systems. 25 March
Newborn Hearing Screening Programme secures Northgate partnership until 2010. 20 March
Voice Technologies wins £2m Scottish digital dictation contract. 20 March
Manchester Royal Infirmary installs Acuson X300 for FAST scanning. 20 March
Mid-Yorks Hospitals rolls out digital dictation to 700 users. 20 March
Datix works with Help Desk Institute to improve customer service. 20 March
System C launches new healthcare consultancy. 20 March
UK online directory of occupational health and safety services. 20 March
CfH announces NHS-wide procurement of encryption tool. 20 March
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training boosted by UK’s first elearning service. 20 March
Dorset County Hospital selects Avery Dennison barcode tracking system for blood samples. 20 March
Royal Brompton and Harefield Trust chooses Agfa Healthcare solutions. 20 March
NHSScotland rolls out National Sexual Health IT System. 13 March 2008
Panasonic introduces Toughbooks with Intel’s Menlow platform. 13 March 2008
IQUtopia goes live at Havant NHS Diagnostics Centre. 13 March
St James's Hospital speech-enables radiology reporting. 13 March
New study underscores impact of falls on the elderly. 12 March
Call for national data infrastructure in US to measure healthcare performance. 12 March
Cheshire telecare users give positive feedback. 10 March
Automated appointment reminders by text and email. 10 March
ESRI Holdings acquires GeoWise Ltd. 10 March
Mathematical modelling offers new strategies for fighting hospital infections. 7 March
NHS Chief Information Officer to call for IT professionals to play full part in new NHS. 7 March
Public support for health record banking. 7 March
US survey shows overwhelming benefits of eprescribing. 7 March
Lombardy Regional Health Service selects JCI to assess care quality and patient safety. 4 March
Vocera launches enhanced communications badge in the UK. 4 March
Vision Objects brings handwriting recognition to Livescribe’s Pulse smartpen. 4 March
Mobile phone and RFID simplify management of carer visits to homes. 4 March
RCN signs up to txttools. 4 March
3CX phone system integrates remote workers and branch offices. 4 March

February 2008

Finjan uncovers more than 8,700 server access details in the hands of hackers. 29 February
NEC launches free IT hardware recycling service. 29 February
ENISA proposes European data-collection framework for security incidents. 29 February
Microsoft launches fund to promote development of HealthVault applications. 28 February
Spending on healthcare information technology in US rising slowly. 28 February
Agfa, InterComponentWare and Sun form Open eHealth Foundation to boost interoperability. 27 February
Philips re-structures healthcare informatics business . 27 February
GPRS-enabled laptops keep Lincolnshire's community nurses connected in patients' homes. 27 February
IBM opens virtual healthcare island in Second Life. 25 February
Microsoft releases software tool to monitor adverse events in hospitals. 25 February
Internet and text messages at the heart of Save the Children's biggest global campaign. 22 February
NHS to deploy national system for elearning. 22 February
NHS Direct launches service to text details of local health services. 22 February
Text messaging helps obesity battle in Hammersmith and Fulham. 22 February
Private treatment centres harming NHS. 22 February
Win up to £400,000 for innovative healthcare and life science projects. 21 February
Northgate strengthens healthcare services team. 21 February
King Fahd Medical City expands connectivity with Orion Health. 21 February
New formula for predicting cardiovascular disease replaces Framingham risk score. 19 February
Unified platform for emergency communications. 19 February
Hull City uses interactive TV to provide personalised services and telecare for the over-65s. 19 February
Microsoft announces hospital software suite. 18 February
Bluetooth to harness speed of WiFi. 14 February
Companies join LiMo Foundation to promote Linux on mobile devices. 14 February
Majority of consumers concerned over safety of mobile services. 14 February
Information Security Awareness Forum launched. 14 February
Capula Healthcare secures N3 connectivity. 14 February
100 millionth NPfIT PACS study for Agfa. 14 February
COA Solutions wins £3.6m contract to supply business suite to all Scottish health boards. 13 February
Award for Connecting for Health Assistive Technology Programme lead. 13 February
SNOMED CT condition checking added to Multilex drug knowledgebase. 13 February
Datix wins two patient safety contracts in Canada. 13 February
One million Playstations harnessed for medical research. 13 February
Online social networking costs £6.5bn in lost productivity and opens security risk. 13 February
OLM Group and Social Software partner to deliver children's and legal service solutions. 13 February
Mayday implements single sign-on with smartcard and PIN. 10 February
Wii keeps elderly active in care homes. 7 February
Northgate awarded ASCC framework agreement. 7 February
Aberdeen trials telemedicine booth for remote and community care. 6 February
Sharp divide between people who do and do not qualify for social care, says CSCI. 6 February
Social care needs well informed services and structures. 6 February
Plan-Net win education and ICT services contract in Camden and Islington. 5 February
Automated appointment reminder with speech recognition. 5 February
Bedside terminals address hospital hygiene challenge. 5 February
Miniaturised patient monitor from Welch Allyn. 5 February
Virtual staff location and messaging service. 5 February
New website to support GP's rights to choose software. 1 February
Three thousand practices using GP2GP for transfer of records for new patients. 1 February

January 2008

Microsoft launches Citizen Service Platform for egovernment. 31 January
ARM reaches 10 billion processor milestone. 31 January
US oncology group aims to revolutionise cancer care with free online service. 30 January
Communications upgrade for Worcestershire’s health community. 30 January
Ideal Training provide floor walkers for West Somerset Cerner Millennium deployment. 30 January
Stockport and Oldham PCTs lose patient data on USB memory sticks. 28 January
System C Healthcare acquires Care Records Limited. 28 January
Early adopter sites chosen for GP pathology test ordering and results reporting. 24 January
Charing Cross Hospital orders first MRI via new NHS supply chain framework. 24 January
JAOtech launches new range of bedside terminals. 24 January
Leicester awards £140 million managed equipment service contract to Asteral. 24 January
Losses of personal data point to need for cultural change over security. 24 January
iSOFT launches real-time speech recognition for radiology reporting. 24 January
Docobo unveils multi-user telemonitoring system. 24 January
Gateshead manages patient risk with integrated reporting system. 24 January
Internet health searches could lead to dangerous results. 16 January
Norovirus outbreak causes surge in home working. 16 January
Nottingham University to assess electronic transfer of repeat prescriptions. 15 January
Agfa celebrates completion of NPfIT PACS deployment. 15 January
East Midlands procurement hub chooses SMART for e-rostering solutions. 15 January
Medway NHS Trust pilots business intelligence tool to help meet performance targets. 14 January
First phase of PACS rollout to all NHS trusts in England completed. 14 January
Funding of long-term care not fit for purpose. 11 January
More people checking quality of care services online. 11 January
Isle of Man hospital IT project on time and within budget. 11 January
Last call for entries to national health and social care awards. 11 January
BT contracts Sectra to provide PACS services for NPfIT in London. 9 January
Destiny acquires rights to Logitech digital pen. 9 January
Open Forum Europe supports Opera's complaint to EU over Microsoft. 9 January
Parliamentary committee calls for increased powers for Information Commissioner. 7 January
Debate on the future of social care. 7 January
Northgate acquired by US private equity group. 7 January
Capula Healthcare gains "gold standard" for information security. 7 January
New breed of crime software identified. 7 January

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