Leeds Teaching to pull data from barcodes straight into EPR
The largest of the Scan4Safety demonstrator sites is to link information from barcodes to its electronic patient record (EPR) and patient administration system (PAS).
AI and Analytics 3
Royal Devon sues Atos for multi-millions in court case
A NHS trust is suing an IT supplier for a multi-million pound claim over an alleged failure to deliver adequate services.
Clinical Software 5
Three Essex trusts migrate 150TB+ data to joint image system
Three Essex trusts are live with Insignia Medical Systems’ PACS after completing a migration of over 150 terabytes of historical data.
Interoperability 1
BT and East Sussex partner to create infrastructure network
BT has partnered with East Sussex NHS Trust to create a new infrastructure network that connects hundreds of organisations across health and social care.
Infrastructure
Healthcare IT news round-up
This month’s industry round-up includes two UK based students entering a global medical hackathon, Brexit causing health data fears and a Liverpool hospital showing off its technology in the Middle East.
News 1
The CCIO interview: Afzal Chaudhry, Cambridge University Hospitals
CCIO Azfal Chaudhry at Cambridge University Hospitals chooses a Hollywood A-Lister to play him and rates the humble headphones as his favourite technology.
Feature 1
Cambridge’s MyChart patient portal has 300+ users
Cambridge’s MyChart, the first and only patient portal in the UK to be directly integrated with an electronic patient record, has over 300 active users
Digital Patient 10
Three years on from Cambridge’s Epic big bang go-live
Few healthcare IT projects have generated quite as many headlines as the initially-troubled deployment of Epic at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Three years on, Laura Stevens visits the organisation to check in on progress and plans for the future.
Feature 11
IT issues causes 22,000 undelivered letters at Worcestershire Acute
IT issues have caused 22,000 hospital letters not to be sent to GPs at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with an investigation underway.
Shared Records 2
Preferred supplier picked for Cambridge’s IT infrastructure contract
The multi-million pound IT infrastructure tender at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is down to its final stages.
Infrastructure