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May 21, 2013
The government has established a £260 million fund to help more National Health Service hospitals get up to speed with electronic prescription technologies and cut drug errors.
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March 19, 2013
inVentiv Health is tapping into new tools to streamline the set-up and execution of clinical trials by taking a “significant” equity stake in clinical technology and services specialist Mytrus.
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January 17, 2013
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has showcased ambitious plans for a paperless National Health Service by 2018, saving lives and the NHS a potential £4.4 billion a year.
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August 30, 2012
Regulatory uncertainty and high costs may discourage decision-makers in biopharmaceutical companies from making full use of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) technologies in clinical trials, a new survey suggests.
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March 12, 2012
Drugmakers have again been urged to adapt their business models to demonstrate that they are helping patients to adopt healthier behaviour and manage their diseases more effectively
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November 15, 2011
NHS leaders have called for a "revolution" in the treatment of chronic and long-term conditions (LTCs) similar to that which transformed mental health care in the 1960s and 1970s.
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July 26, 2011
Genetic profiling, infectious disease mapping, digital implants, and talking medicine cabinets – these are but some of the 20 future scenarios Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide has forecast in a new report.
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March 18, 2011
Public expenditure on health care in the EU could jump from 8% of GDP in 2000 to 14% by 2030, and continue growing beyond that date, according to a World Bank estimate quoted in a new study.
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February 16, 2011
It may have been slow in getting started but the pharmaceutical industry is now embracing new technologies, notably through smart phone apps, and adopting a more holistic approach to healthcare
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December 22, 2010
Next year, US health organisations will undergo a strategy makeover as they react to new rules and payment models, continuing cost pressures and new customer demands
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