Bridgewater builds integrated record
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust is using money from the technology fund to develop a fully integrated digital care record and mobile access with TPP’s SystmOne.
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ASH consultation out ‘soon’
New regulations on how patient identifiable data can be provided to commissioners should be in place by the end of 2014, NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre have said.
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Lamb supports tech for integrated care
Technological innovation is “critical and central” to integrating care and addressing the financial pressures facing the NHS, care secretary Norman Lamb has said.
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Open source EPR gives Taunton options
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust says IMS Maxims’ open source plans are giving it options it has never had before as it prepares to implement the company’s electronic patient record system.
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Doncaster rolls out iPad dementia tests
An iPad-based test for early dementia diagnosis is being rolled out across 24 GP practices in Doncaster, while the Alzheimer’s society has published its charter on dementia friendly technology.
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UK dose registry ‘at planning stage’
The UK is a world leader in radiation dose monitoring, but work on a national dose registry is still at a planning stage.
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Penalise lack of EPRs – report
NHS trusts that fail to make use of electronic health records should be hit with higher insurance premiums and a reduced CQC rating, according to a report that also calls for patients to be able to sue if their data is misused.
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DH plans to establish NIB as priority
The Department of Health has released its IT priorities for the next year, with the National Information Board and support for the NIB’s informatics strategy mentioned as key projects.
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Cerner launches cloud EPR for NHS trusts
Cerner has launched a software as a service option for its Millennium electronic patient record system, targeted at smaller trusts who lack the capital for a full deployment.
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Royal Free, London’s first to exit NPfIT
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has become the first Cerner Millennium trust in London to exit its National Programme for IT contract.
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