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From: Craig Webster <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: RE: Lab to Lab Communication
Date sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:49:59 -0000
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Rick,
I think this is a very good idea. At Nottingham and at Chelmsford
there was no electronic communication between laboratories. A number
would send faxes plus paper reports but nothing else.
I think this would be a major boost especially for labs that have a
lot of referrals e.g. DGHs.
Craig
On 20 March 2000 09:10, Rick Jones [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
wrote:
> Ivan House has just joined both these lists and is interested in
> automating laboratory to laboratory referrals and results transfer.
> I know some labs are doing this. If the GPNet development is
> successful all labs should be connected fairly soon and the lab to
> lab stuff should be possible at very marginal costs. Some
> preliminary questions: How widespread is the practice? How many
> labs would be interested? Is there a preference for message
> transfer or for standardising on PDF bar codes as the medium?
> Should we apply for national money to do it?
>
> Rick
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> Dr Rick Jones
> Director of Chemical Pathology and Immunology
> Institute of Pathology
> Tel:(44)-113-233-5677
> Fax:(44)-113-233-5672
> http://www.acb.org.uk
> http://www.yichi.org.uk
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Dr Rick Jones
Director of Chemical Pathology and Immunology
Institute of Pathology
Tel:(44)-113-233-5677
Fax:(44)-113-233-5672
http://www.acb.org.uk
http://www.yichi.org.uk
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rdinfo //Winner - Best Health Database HC99
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