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How e-coding can prevent NHS slip-ups
Comment Between 1996 and 2003 the Serious Hazards of Transfusion scheme reported 221 ABO incompatible blood transfusions contributing to 13 deaths and 75 cases of organ failure. GS1 UK's Gary Lynch counts the ways… [20 May 2009]
Speed-limiter tech trial coming this summer
News Today TfL announced a six-month trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) tech will start this summer, with the aim of exploring ways of reducing road deaths. Transport for London has confirmed it will road-test... [11 May 2009]
IT Outsourcing Benefits for Healthcare Companies
White Paper Gartner analysts predict that by 2009, healthcare investments in IT will increase by more than 50 percent, which could enable clinicians to reduce the level of preventable deaths by 50 percent by 2013. [03 Apr 2009]
Hospitals Help Reduce Deaths From Sepsis Using Microsoft Technology
White Paper Sutter Health, a community-based, not-for-profit association of 26 hospitals and 5,000 physicians decided to screen to identify Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients who might be susceptible to developing deadly sepsis, an inflammatory... [01 Dec 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.10.08
Round-Up Apparently, according to our learned friends at Acem, there has been a noticeable rise in injuries - and even deaths - related to sending text messages at the wrong moment. As it surveys the scene outside silicon Towers... [24 Oct 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions
Comment Road deaths or medical malpractice worldwide per day. The long-term prognosis was even worse, with total deaths forecast ranging between 150,000 and 3,500,000 individuals. Initial media reports for... [28 May 2008]
Sat-nav back seat drivers on their way
News Chris Line, TfL's road safety chief, recently told the transport select committee that such systems could reduce motoring deaths. Sat-navs that warn drivers not to speed or can even slow the car automatically could be as... [15 May 2008]
silicon.com Classics: 10 hard drive disasters
News From deaths at the hands of bananas, sending a broken drive in a pair of dirty socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives. The latest in our weekly look back through the classic... [28 Mar 2008]
Tech leads to crunch time for uninsured drivers
News On UK roads, 160 deaths are caused annually by uninsured motorists. Record numbers of uninsured vehicles are being seized and crushed thanks to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, research reveals. [14 Nov 2007]
Research Organization to Save Lives With Unprecedented Medical Diagnostic Solution
White Paper Joel Robertson became determined to prevent similar deaths. When the son of a close friend died because his doctors didn't have immediate access to all relevant diagnostic information, Dr. Dr. Robertson is about to... [16 Apr 2007]
Van driver warning in mobile crackdown
News The road safety campaign will home in on the UK's three million-strong army of 'white van men' in an attempt to reduce road deaths and casualties from in-car calls. Around 200 road deaths and serious... [05 Mar 2007]
Ten things not to do with your data
News Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company that has released a list of the most remarkable cases of... [16 Nov 2006]
RFID blood-tracking trial planned
News Between 1996 and 2004, five patients died as a result of being given incompatible blood and this type of error contributed to the deaths of a further nine patients. A new tracking system using technologies including RFID... [22 Aug 2006]
IP Telephony Boosts Contact Centre Efficiency
White Paper The General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO) manages the registration of all births, marriages and deaths by the local registration service. Its dedicated contact centre handles 20,000 inbound queries a month,... [10 Aug 2006]
Speed trial aims to keep London's drivers legal
News Transport for London (TfL) said it is investigating the technology and plans to run a trial next year in an attempt to cut road traffic deaths. A TfL spokesman told silicon.com: "We've got to the point where we need to... [24 May 2006]
