Voice Technologies has developed a new interface based on SpeechMagic for the HSS CRIS Radiology Information System, the national radiology system for the NHS in England, in use in 80% of hospitals throughout the UK.

Luminos Agile is Siemens' first under-table X-ray system with a flexible height-adjustable table. Patients with mobility issues will now find it easier to mount the table, while staff will be able to perform procedures on patients during fluoroscopy more conveniently than ever before.

West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust, recently named the top performing hospital in England for the quality of care it delivers to its patients, is implementing electronic document imaging and data capture software from Version One.

Thoughtified Limited, a SETsquared start-up company created by graduates of the Department of Computing, University of Surrey has won a major grant from the Technology Strategy Board. The grant will enable the Surrey Research Park-based company to work in the development of a participatory sensing system that will improve the management of NHS patient records in remote patient treatment.

CSC (NYSE:CSC) in Austria has announced that it has successfully built an integral part of Austria's electronic health record (EHR), the Master Patient Index (MPI). The MPI, which was delivered on time and on budget, will be an essential component in enabling Austria's healthcare professionals to perform a nationwide search for patient information using the patient's social security number or eCard.

By Kurt Long, Founder and CEO of FairWarning Inc.
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.