Taunton and Somerset: open source EPR pioneers
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust went live in September 2015 with the UK’s first open source electronic patient record from IMS Maxims. This case study explains the thinking behind the move; and the benefits.
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Joe’s view: of Caldicott 3
Anyone remember Rabbit? Joe McDonald does; it was a classic technology that was just a bit before it’s time, and that didn’t quite work. Anyone remember HealthSpace? Joe does again, and reckons it might be just the thing for taking forward Calidicott 3.
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The industry CCIO: Amir Mehrkar
Described as the ‘Robin Hood of Health IT’, Dr Amir Mehrkar decided to join the corporate world in autumn 2015. The chief clinical information officer at Orion Health explains why.
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Enter the CCG: on flying pig documents
Dr John Lockley’s clinical commissioning group has been drawing up its local digital roadmap. It’s chances of delivery? Zero, he reckons…
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Joe’s view: of cyber security
Joe McDonald’s mother reckons that if she’s not on the internet she can’t be internet scammed. Turns out, she’s right…
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CSUS: big differences in usability of clinical software
The Clinical Software Usability Survey has found big differences in the reported usability of the software used by NHS staff; with wide variations across NHS sectors and between different systems serving the same sector.
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The industry CCIO: let’s get serious about usability
In the second of Digital Health’s columns from industry CCIOs, Dr Shaun O’Hanlon, chief medical officer of Emis Group, discusses why clinical usability is so important.
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Raspberry Pi-based EPR in a box wins NHS Hack Day 13
A go anywhere, Raspberry Pi-based, electronic patient record in a box for emergency medical teams to use when responding to emergencies like the Ebola outbreak, won the latest NHS Hack Day London.
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Joe’s view: of Patient Online
Joe McDonald wrote his own emergency medical record onto his phone four years ago; now he can access his GP’s detailed coded record via a smartphone app.
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The industry CCIO: going over to the dark side?
In the first guest column from members of the Industry CCIO Network, Michael Thick of IMS Maxims discusses some of the downsides and benefits of leaving the world of NHS IT for the supplier community.
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