bjhc&im cover February 2007

The British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management

February 2007

Volume 24 Number 1
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Contents

2 News
See the online News page for summaries of the news articles
34 Industry news. View product, services and contracts news on the industry news pages ...
11 Editorial
Mike Fairey
introduces the lead articles. view editorial
 PRESCRIPTIONS MANAGEMENT
12 Northern Ireland’s electronic prescribing and eligibility system
EPES Project Manager Pat Davis highlights some of the key concepts that guide the development of this new system. view abstract
15 Is electronic prescribing the best system for preventing pharmacy dispensing errors?
An analytical study by pharmacists Rod Beard and Carol Candlish helps answer the question. view abstract
 PCT WEBSITES
19 Putting PCT websites at the heart of healthcare-information services
Anna Ieczakowski with Kevin Holdridge and Dr Gordon Rugg share the findings of an evaluation of 303 PCT websites. view abstract
 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
23 Mapping healthcare
Ian Bullard on the current Information Centre for Health and Social Care/Ordnance Survey pilot.
27 Technology in action: Luton tPCT
29
Stop-smoking service benefits from geodemographic profiling
By Jeanelle de Gruchy and Jean Robinson.

 COLLABORATIVE TOOLS

32 Technology in action: Cambridge University eScience Centre
 REGULARS
22 Knowledgebases. Book reviews and new information resources.
33

Periscope. William Payne on the dizzying potential of ubiquitous computing.

40 Last Bytes
 

Cover picture: Scanning the barcode sends the prescription electronically to the dispenser’s computer. Photo courtesy of Lloydspharmacy.

 

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