Special Report: VNA and Data Storage
As more and more documents are stored electronically, the need for suitable data storage grows. Jennifer Trueland investigates the growing number of ways in which vendor neutral archives (VNAs) can be used.
Infrastructure
Special Report: Interoperability
Jennifer Trueland investigates whether FHIR and similar standards have finally become fully embedded in healthcare IT.
Interoperability 2
Special Report: Cloud
Cloud seems to offer enormous potential benefits for healthcare – from unlocking a new wave of innovation to big data. But where is the NHS at with regards to the cloud, what has changed and has the mood towards it shifted? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
Infrastructure
Special Report: Analytics
Data analytics is now hitting the headlines with NHS organisations adopting futuristic command centres and patient-centric apps. But where is the NHS at with healthcare analytics – and what are the challenges ahead? Vivienne Raper reports.
AI and Analytics
Special Report: Digital Imaging
Adopting an enterprise image management approach can, proponents argue, lead to widespread benefits for NHS organisations. But is this enough to encourage trusts to embrace such a strategy? Maja Dragovic finds out.
Clinical Software
Special Report: Observations and Vital Signs
Electronic observation and vital signs technology has been around for more than a decade but has it become the norm? Simon Brandon investigates.
Clinical Software 4
Special Report: Remote Monitoring and Self-Care
Telehealth was once touted as the key to providing better care closer to home, allowing for remote monitoring of patients and better support for self-care. Then the pot seemed to go somewhat off the boil. With technology having marched on significantly are we back to a situation in which it’s once more in the ascendant? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
Digital Patient 4
Special Report: Medicines Management
Various national figures have put a very strong focus on e-prescribing with former health secretary Jeremy Hunt pledging financial support to hospitals to implement such a system. But has that perhaps limited an understanding of the full breadth of areas in which digital can make a difference when it comes to medicines management and optimisation? Maja Dragovic reports.
Clinical Software 1
Special Report: Electronic Document Management
Electronic document management has been seen by many as providing a temporary stepping stone to full digitisation via an electronic patient record. But, as Maja Dragovic reports, some are finding that it can play a much more active long term role.
Clinical Software
Special Report: Diagnostic Digital Pathology
Both NHS staff and vendors say the interest in diagnostic digital pathology is growing. So could this previously larger analogue specialty be about to fully take the digital plunge? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
Clinical Software