The Future of Patient Support: Atlantis Healthcare Opens the Debate
The problem of medicines non-adherence is a hot topic, with considerable debate over who should or shouldn't play a role in addressing this widespread issue. Atlantis Healthcare encourages government, pharmaceutical businesses, healthcare professionals and pharmacy to keep the focus on the patient and work together to think of ways we can improve the level of patient support available.
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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Deploys E-Prescribing Solution from JAC
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has reported on the success of its deployment of JAC's Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system. The Trust began rolling out the system in May 2010, and it is now live in the hospital's surgical, orthopaedic and medical wards, as well as in theatres.
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GPs Still Swamped by Paper Despite Advances in Electronic Communication
New research has revealed that - despite advances in electronic communication - GP surgeries are still being swamped by paper, with nearly 200 million clinical documents* sent in the post to UK practices each year at an estimated cost of £1 per letter.**
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assono IT Service Provider for the Healthcare Industry
assono, IT expert company from Germany, a continuously supporter of the Global E-Health Forum, has presented again its potential, solutions, and projects in the frames of Global E-Health Forum in Hamburg.
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Giraff Wins AAL Forum's Prestigious "Most Promising" Award
The Swedish company Giraff Technologies and the EU AAL ExCITE-project received top honors at the annual AAL Forum, being named the "most promising" innovation of the year out of nearly 100 products and projects. The three criteria for the award were innovation, potential to improve the quality of life for older adults and market potential.
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NHS Wales Enhances Software Application Testing
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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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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