Opinion Article: Public Confidence in NHS Integrity is Under Threat from Staff Breaches of Confidential Patient Information
The ability to share computerised patient information represents one of the great hopes for the NHS as it battles to build a sustainable future. Trusts across England are investing tens of millions of pounds in the latest generation of advanced electronic health record (EHR) systems to improve productivity, efficiency and outcomes.
Agfa HealthCare has been named the category leader for single-plate computed radiography (CR) in the "2011 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure". Agfa HealthCare's CR 30-X digitizer is the No. 1 ranked CR product for the third consecutive year, according to KLAS, a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors.
iSOFT recently hosted the eClinical Forum to discuss how existing and emerging healthcare environments impact on clinical trials, and the future role of eClinical trial technologies.
Carefx announced that together with IBM they will enable hospitals across Denmark to provide clinicians with real-time access to the very latest clinical patient information, allowing them to obtain immediate insight and to make faster decisions regarding patient care.
System C welcomes news that the Government has appointed the Future Forum to take forward the national debate on the scope for integrating care both within the NHS and across health and social care.
Tunstall Response is delighted to announce they have achieved the exacting new standards set by the Telecare Services Association (TSA). As a result Response has been awarded the prestigious Platinum level status.