Healthcare IT news round-up
This months’ healthcare IT round-up includes various healthcare organisations entering into contracts with suppliers and about a trust’s new check-in kiosk.
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Irish hospital goes live with e-patient management system
St Michael’s Hospital has gone live with IMS Maxims electronic patient management system in its Emergency Department (ED).
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NHS Digital and techUK enter into a strategic partnership
techUK and NHS Digital have entered into a strategic partnership to help “make the industry voice heard”.
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Care homes need better digital information sharing
A Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) survey reveals care homes need better digital information sharing following hospital discharge.
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Movers and shakers news round-up
In the first of our new monthly movers and shakers round-ups there’s lots of new senior appointments across various industry organisations.
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Blackrock Clinic signs 10-year, multi-million pound contract with Philips
Philips integrates radiology and cardiology IT platforms at Blackrock Clinic as part of a multi-million pound, 10-year contract.
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Mersey Care advancing suicide prevention app
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is advancing in its plans to develop an app which anticipates and responds to suicide risk, its chief executive has said.
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Entire NHS estate to have free wifi by 2019
The entire NHS estate will soon be able to access free internet as part of NHS Digital’s Wifi Programme. It aims to get all GP Practices set up by 2017.
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Isle of Man launches electronic document management
Electronic document management has gone live at the Noble’s Hospital, the latest step in the Isle of Man’s drive to fully digitise health records by 2018.
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Papworth Hospital staff benefit from Lorenzo deployment
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust officially launched its new electronic patient record system, Lorenzo, two weeks ago.
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