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Editorial
Mike Fairey introduces this issue.
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In the news this issue
NATIONAL SYSTEMS
2 All citizens on single
database
2 Next government to
manage ID cards
2 European health card
sanctioned
4 Common Welsh ICT strategy
4 NHS Direct a special health
authority
5 NHS Direct not fast enough
INFORMATION DISCLOSURES
6 £20m extra for GPs’ IT
6 US infectious-diseases gaps
6 Public’s information-sharing
worries
7 New attempt at ‘Snoopers
Charter’
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
8 Poor clinical-governance
information
8 Better data-sharing for
disability claims
8 Social services not ready for
children’s database
OF INTEREST
10 GPS for asthmatics
10 Poor medical journal access
10 Swansea records in PARIS
11 Spot the difference software
11 No information, no patient
power
11 Confusing patients with
personalisation
MARKETPLACE
12 iSOFT/Torex merger approved
12 US Doctors PDA owners
12 Disease management next
ICT trend
12 Stolen data from temp agents
LETTERS
13 Clarrifying ETP pilots
13 Help GRiST develop |
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News |
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DEVELOPING NEW CLINICAL-INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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An introduction to England’s Integrated
Care Records Service
An overview of functions and delivery plans by Richard Granger.
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Making the most of the National Programme
for IT in the NHS — learning from experience
Dr Roger Tackley, Mr Stephen Jones, Dr Anthony Madden and
Dr Richard Dunnill offer their knowledge from EPR
implementations. view abstract |
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Local clinician involvement in clinical
information systems: luxury or necessity? — a review of two
international experiences
Professor Denis Protti looks at success factors.
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From ERDIP to ICRS: lessons learnt from
the
evaluation of the South Staffordshire EHR Project
Dr Susan Clamp, Dr Heather Heathfield and Derek
Felton explain the evaluation pyramid.
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Applying lessons from ERDIP to define
business
requirements for the Integrated Care Records Service and wider National
Programme for IT
Ian Smith and Roger Dewhurst describe how they
used the evaluation pyramid. view abstract |
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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Product directories |
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— telemedicine and telecare systems |
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— geographic information systems
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Transmitting a picture worth
a thousand words: telemedical support for trauma cases at Queen Victoria
Hospital
Ted Balk and Dr David Wallace describe how
the rapid transmission of photographs of injuries to an acute unit
helped clinical decision making. |
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Geographic information systems in
healthcare:
we have the technology, now how about some data?
Ralph Smith decries the lack of support for
geographic-information users in the NHS. |
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A medical approach at Siemens
William Payne profiles one of the world’s largest
suppliers of medical technology. |
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REGULARS
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ASSIST
Tony Eardley ponders the future role and direction of the
Association |
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Periscope
William Payne investigates how computers have helped
autistics interact with the real world. |
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re:fractions
Dr Peter Murray and Professor Graham Wright
wonder when the use of open source software will reach a critical mass
in the NHS.
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EPR Arms
Sean Brennan and friends compose a Christmas carol.
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Knowledgebases
Book reviews and new information sources |
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Product news
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Services news
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Contracts news
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Tenders
Selected tender notices from the Official Journal of the European
Community. |
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Partnerships and acquisitions |
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Conferences & courses
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Wanted |
