Technology

BMI Healthcare is to offer e-prescribing for its oncology patients, with rollout over the next 12 months, paving the way for it to be rolled to other specialities.

The regulator is likely to shrug off calls from the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) to create a quality rating for firms, on the grounds it does not have the resources to take on the burden, a law firm has said.

Bupa UK has partnered with Babylon to provide a healthcare app offering bookings for video GP consultations, as well as the ability to organise referrals.

Aegon will leave the Association of British Insurers at the end of the year, the insurer has announced.

The ABI has produced a consumer guide to inform and reassure consumers about how insurers use data.

Reinsurers are facing pressure from competition and are likely to find it difficult to maintain strong profitability in the next two years, Standard & Poor's has warned.

Dentists' Provident will use OnBase by Hyland as its enterprise content management system (ECM) to digitise its policy and claims processes.

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has announced its acquisition of iPipeline for an undisclosed sum.

IRESS has introduced their XPLAN Mortgage tool, with the mortgage module launching first.

F&TRC's Kirsty Tanner asks whether advisers should be doing more to ensure the value and quality of supplementary benefits in income protection (IP.)