Leeds council develops Person Held Record for locals
Leeds locals may soon be able to prevent further health issues following the development of an open platform Person Held Record.
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University Hospital Southampton’s path to a clinical EPR – department by department
iMDsoft spoke with Adrian Byrne, Director of Informatics at UHS about their clinical electronic patient record (EPR) implementation. UHS has chosen a clinical EPR solution that combines the MetaVision systems for ICU, HDU, theatres and ward observations, providing one hospital-wide clinical record across the patient journey.
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West Herts tenders for a new cancer information system
The Macmillan Cancer Information Centre is currently using Chameleon IMS which it deployed back in 2009. The contract due to expire in March next year.
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Cerner “lowered prices, rather a lot,” to get into GDE “game”
One of the most experienced and highly regarded NHS CIOs has said Cerner significantly dropped its prices to win new business through the GDE programme.
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Australia’s largest health district to use Patientrack e-obs
Australia’s largest local health district is to use the e-observations platform from UK-based Patientrack to collect and analyse vital signs.
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East and North Herts goes live with Lorenzo after WannaCry forces delay
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has deployed its Lorenzo electronic patient record (EPR) after “considerable disruption” from WannaCry caused a delay.
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Plymouth to be NHS first on open e-prescribing
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to begin implementation of an open source, open standards-based electronic prescribing system.
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Royal College of Pathologists appointing lead for diagnostic digital pathology
The Royal College of Pathologists is recruiting a clinical lead for diagnostic digital pathology, following its publication of a strategy suggesting the technology offers potential efficiency and quality benefits.
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Use AI and simplify data access, says government-commissioned report
The use of artificial intelligence in UK healthcare should be increased, e-prescribing made mandatory, and researcher access to national datasets simplified, a government-commissioned report has suggested.
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Royal Devon and Epic remain in discussions three years on
Royal Devon remains in negotiations with Epic, more than three years after selecting the US company as its preferred electronic patient record supplier.
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