Healthcare IT advisor and integrator Simpl creates a software application development testing framework for Informing Healthcare, the NHS technology programme in Wales. Now in use by a six-strong team, the testing framework refines and improves Informing Healthcare's previous application testing procedures and defines a consistent approach to in-house application testing across the organisation.
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NHS Plymouth has partnered with Tunstall to implement a telehealth programme that will support the management of long-term conditions (LTCs) for patients in Plymouth.
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Agfa HealthCare Shows its Most Comprehensive Digital Radiography Portfolio at JFR 2011
At the Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) 2011, Agfa HealthCare is showing its most comprehensive digital radiography portfolio ever. These solutions address a broad diversity of imaging needs, delivering productivity and workflow improvement benefits, combined with very high image quality.
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Telemedical ECG Tests Would Save the NHS £120 Million Per Year
Telemedical ECG testing in GP surgeries could cut hundreds of thousands of unnecessary emergency hospital admissions, A&E attendances and referrals to outpatient clinics, saving the NHS over £120 million each year, according to leading cardiac telemedical service provider Broomwell Healthwatch.
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Contract for a Healthy Future Report
The European medical technology industry association Eucomed launched its 5 year industry strategy report 'Contract for a Healthy Future' in which the association outlines the role industry must play in steering healthcare systems onto a sustainable path.
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Survey Reveals Demand by Patients for Medical Record Privacy Guarantees Against Security Breaches
FairWarning Inc - the inventor and world's leading supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy auditing solutions for electronic
health records (EHRs) - released the findings of a major survey which reveals overwhelming demand for patients' medical records to be guaranteed against data theft and snooping.
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iSOFT Appoints Beverley Scott to Lead Patient Safety
iSOFT, a CSC Company, announced that Beverley Scott has been appointed group clinical safety officer overseeing the co-ordination of clinical risk incident management and patient safety across all iSOFT territories.
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