In an effort to trim clinical errors, hospitals in New York and Germany
have been tagging their patients. Visitors to the hospitals are given RFID-chipped wristbands to wear which are scanned by medical personnel to bring up their records and make...
The National Audit Office has published a report on the progress of the Care Records Service that underpins the Connecting for Health programme, which found the software development on the Lorenzo database and associated applications that supports...
Fujitsu Services has won the final regional £896m NHS electronic care records contract - leaving EDS empty-handed in its bids for various parts of the £5bn NHS IT modernisation programme. The Fujitsu Alliance will run the contract until 2013 for...
The NHS care records service will eventually consist of a national summary care record containing basic patient information which can be accessed in emergencies and a more detailed local care record containing more comprehensive clinical...
Although the IT contracts for the project were procured in record time and on budget by NHS IT director general Richard Granger, criticisms have been levelled by some clinical bodies and NHS Trust staff around the country who say that the delivery...
The aim of the tech is to help people remain independent despite their illness - while also reducing the number of prescriptions dispensed, people admitted to care homes and A&E admissions. The tech is aimed at cutting costs and improving customer...
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