ELGIN GPs DECIDED IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO TREAT THEM WITHOUT MEDICAL HISTORY By Donna MacAllister Published: 09/02/2010 Hundreds of people in Moray were unable to see their GPs after a computer system crashed, blocking access to medical records. Patients … Continue reading →
-Nurses and doctors set to benefit from easier and quicker access to patients’ records- Eton, UK – 03 February 2010 – InterSystems has announced that it has signed a framework contract with NHS National Service Scotland to supply its InterSystems … Continue reading →
Published Date: 01 February 2010 By Tony Lodge BY 2025 the number of people aged 85 or older in the UK is set to increase by 70 per cent to nearly two million. By 2020 there will be 50 per … Continue reading →
UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM/MANNHEIM, Germany — Jan. 28, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. and Siemens AG (through its Siemens IT Solutions and Services division) have announced the signing of a licensing agreement to introduce Microsoft HealthVault in Germany. HealthVault, a personal health application platform, … Continue reading →
‘Homepods’ helping lung patients By Eleanor Bradford BBC Scotland health correspondent Patients with lung problems on the Isle of Bute are using medical “homepods” to avoid being admitted to hospital. The devices have been fitted in the homes of 15 … Continue reading →
Telehealth Pilot Sees 75% Reduction in Hospital Admissions Wednesday, 20 January 2010 Blackpool Council’s Vitaline and NHS Blackpool have reported on the success of the use of telehealth home monitoring to support people with long-term conditions to enable them to … Continue reading →
Brian Currie and Helen Puttick Published on 20 Jan 2010 A damning report today says Scotland has the worst-performing health service in the UK despite being better funded than England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It finds that while Scotland has … Continue reading →
A new report from InMedica, on the world market for telehealth, forecasts that the number of gateways used in telehealth applications will increase to over one million in 2014 and to around 3.6 million in 2018. The initiatives taken by … Continue reading →
MedApps and Meridian Health Launch Remote Monitoring Pilot for CHF Patients Scottsdale, Arizona – January 14, 2010 – MedApps, Inc., a leading mHealth (mobile / remote health monitoring) company, announced today that it will partner with Meridian Health, a leading … Continue reading →
Medics’ mobile phone ban ends Published Date: 12 January 2010 A TOTAL ban on NHS Lothian staff using their mobile phones in hospitals has been lifted. Health bosses decided to revise the ruling given the importance of instant communication between … Continue reading →