Government plans for an ambitious £6.2bn IT project designed to revolutionise the NHS were plunged into confusion yesterday as iSoft, the software firm charged with supplying systems for half of England, admitted the rollout had been delayed.

In his State of the Union address, President Bush will outline a proposal to improve patient care. His cousin, CEO of outsourcing upstart athenahealth, may be one step ahead of him

Tan Tock Seng Hospital has become the first hospital in the world to ink an agreement with Nokia to use mobile technology in hospital settings.

Within the next few years, Connecticut patients' medical records could be electronically accessible around the clock to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers statewide.

Massachusetts General Hospital has gone live with a patient status and assets tracking information system in one hospital operating room.