Special report: Electronic Document Management
Electronic document management is one of the most challenging areas of hospital digitisation, touching on just about every aspect of how an organisation runs and a vital accompaniment to an EPR, Claire Read reports on how leading trusts have approached the challenge.
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GDEs need ‘sustainable spread strategy’ says Rice
The success of the flagship GDE programme, channeling NHS IT investment into a small number of elite trusts, should be be judged by the extent to which knowledge is effectively spread across the whole NHS.
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Another view: of connected health
These days TVs are linked to the internet, so why – our GP columnist ponders – can’t healthcare devices be similarly connected?
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Lorenzo failure leaves nearly 15,000 Sheffield patients without letters
Nearly 15,000 patient records in a major northern teaching trust were affected by a technical mishap in its patient administration system (PAS).
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NHS IT may be a loser from snap general election
The decision to hold a snap general election may further delay efforts to digitise health and care services, argues Digital Health editor Jon Hoeksma.
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NHS hospitals won’t be paperless before 2027
A new report from market research firm Digital Health Intelligence concludes the government’s target for all NHS hospitals to become paperless will not be met before 2027.
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Enhance Radiologist Performance
A look at the value and benefits of cross-enterprise imaging solutions, which have been shown to increase radiologists’ productivity up to 30% by connecting radiologists to patient information stored in HIS, RIS, EMR, PACS, and VNA systems across the enterprise.
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Health IT news in brief
Today’s health IT news in brief covers an expansion of shared records in East London and the continuing fall out from the cyberattack on US radiation monitoring firm Landauer.
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EMIS appoints new CEO
UK clinical software and connected health and care specialist EMIS appoints Andy Thorburn, formerly of Digicel, as its new chief executive.
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Orion Health shares slide following ‘unsustainable’ warning
Orion Health has seen its shares take a pounding in the past week after issuing a profit warning
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