A new web-based electronic patient records system is being swiftly introduced at a leading cancer centre thanks to an extension of its contract with IMS MAXIMS. The agreement follows a full options appraisal in which Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust (CCO) measured IMS against other commercially available alternatives and against the nationally-funded programme.
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System C Celebrates 50th Medway Deployment
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a Medway maternity information system from System C Healthcare. It marks the 50th deployment of System C's Medway suite of hospital systems.
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iSOFT Wins Two-Year Contract Renewal with NHS Body
Australia's largest listed health information technology company, announced that NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has extended its contract for iSOFT Business Solutions to host its Oracle finance and purchasing applications by an additional two years.
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Prescribing Research Takes Priority at First DataBank Europe
First DataBank Europe announced sponsorship of the Prescribing and Prescriptions Management seminar to be held at independent research charity The King's Fund's premises in London on 23 March as part of the Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice.
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Healthcare IT Professionals Investing in Electronic Patient Record Systems Resiliency
Preliminary results from the BridgeHead Software Data Management Healthcheck survey suggest health IT managers are looking for resilient solutions for managing their electronic patient record (EPR) systems that can grow and evolve as their organisations' storage needs change over time.
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Telehealth Solutions Embraces a Greener Future
Award-winning UK firm Telehealth Solutions is moving into a state-of-the-art eco business park in Watford. As part of its rapid expansion, the company will leave its home of three years in the town's Clarendon Road this weekend for 2,000sq ft of prime space at Croxley Green Business Park.
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Philips and Definiens Join Forces in Digital Pathology
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Definiens, a Germany-based company specializing in image analysis solutions, have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and market clinical decision support solutions for digital pathology.
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