One hospital already using the technology is Raigmore in Inverness, and Mike Lister, head of information management and technology at the hospital, welcomed the rollout. The hospital now has a database which lists all patients' previous test...
The country's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) adopted Sun Microsystems' Java card technology primarily to prevent identity theft, according to a statement from the computing firm. The distribution of the 22 million health cards, started...
This will allow doctors to access a patient's records from anywhere within the NHS -- be it their local surgery or a hospital. The revelation has led to concern that money could be diverted from patient care to cover this additional cost.
Health care is still potentially one of the big sleepers. The future for the technology industry lies under your skin, according to Intel CEO Craig Barrett. Inefficiencies in the medical industry, along with advances in chip manufacturing and...
In the last 12 months, 11 NHS hospital trusts have reported thefts of diagnostic equipment worth more than £10,000 and the health service is keen to stop this. He added: "The theft of such equipment is deplorable and diverts much needed resources...
The $2,199 C5 is technically called a "mobile clinical assistant" but it's basically a small tablet PC redesigned for a hospital environment. The C5 is directly connected to the other medical equipment used to take a patient's pulse or measure...