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INTEROpen supplier group launched to promote open standards

24 May 2016

A supplier-led interoperability group has been launched to promote the exchange of data across healthcare through the adoption of open standards.

Raspberry Pi-based EPR in a box wins NHS Hack Day 13

23 May 2016

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.

NHS urged to take security steps ahead of Caldicott report

23 May 2016

NHS organisations have been urged to appoint a senior information risk owner alongside a Caldicott Guardian – and to make sure that both are operating at “board or equivalent level.”

Healthcare IT industry news in brief

20 May 2016

This week’s industry round-up focuses on companies, and includes news of rebrands, a new chief executive for Caradigm, and projects that firms are involved in, including a huge European telehealth trial led by Royal Philips.

Sandwell and West Birmingham picks Cerner as IT partner

19 May 2016

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has chosen Cerner for a major investment in IT that will include an electronic patient record, interfacing to community and GP systems, and a patient portal.

Clatterbridge plans Meditech go-live this month

18 May 2016

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is planning to go live with the first phase of its extensive Meditech v6.07 implementation this month, with integration with GPs and a patient portal to follow.