Finland’s largest central hospital takes giant leap in patient monitoring technology
The brand-new state-of-the-art Nova Hospital in central Finland was completed in 2021. Its aim to adopt innovative technology specifically in support of its front-line clinical staff, with a focus on productivity, efficiency gains and data-secure technology, was planned years beforehand. Integrating medical devices and patient data was a key aim to ensure the continuum of care and collect valuable insights.
Interoperability

Digitisation of NHS prescriptions using E-Sign secure technology for National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA)
The trade body for the clinical homecare industry, NCHA, put out a tender for a single, standardised digital solution to prescription processing. The ‘low code’, scalable solution provided by E-Sign reduced the process time from two days to two hours.
Clinical Software

What to expect from EPR transitions in 2023 and beyond
Electronic Patient Records (EPR) are essential to delivering more joined up and integrated care. NHS England’s stated aim is for all hospitals to have an EPR in place by 2025. We know that better use of data and technology has the power to improve the quality of care and reduce the cost of health and care services overall.
Clinical Software

Accelerating digital transformation in health and social care with iPad
Using Apple technology, combined with healthcare-specific apps and value-added services, Academia help deliver on some of the most important outcomes healthcare providers want to achieve, including better patient experiences and reduced staff workloads.
Infrastructure

Enhancing one of the oldest shared care records: the Care and Health Information Exchange extends into care homes
Covid-19 gave new urgency to the need for fast, secure access to medical records across health and social care boundaries. Keycloak, an open source identity and access management solution by Orion Health, means care home staff in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight can use the shared care record, releasing time to care for residents.
Interoperability

How a population data set and predictive risk analytics underpinned Wirral’s social media health campaign
Healthy Wirral Partners used Oracle Cerner’s vast population data set and predictive risk capabilities to encourage vaccination uptake among people at higher risk from Covid-19 and influenza. The technology underpinned social media messaging by behavioural marketers at ICE around the principle of ‘social norming’, promoting vaccination as normal behaviour.
AI and Analytics

Population health in action: a Primary Care Network approach to health inequalities
North Lewisham Primary Care Network has developed an innovative programme which uses the power of data to focus resources towards people most at risk of health inequalities. The integrated dataset provided by Oracle Cerner is supporting more proactive health screening, identifying health conditions earlier
Shared Records

Trust’s cloud-based digital solution boosts their elective surgical backlog recovery
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust harnessed the power of digital transformation with Pathpoint SurgiCare, an end-to-end clinical workflow solution, to manage their elective surgical backlog.
Clinical Software

How Mid and South Essex ICS have created a single waiting list to help speed up elective recovery
To help alleviate NHS backlogs, Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) partnered up with Insource to create a single waiting list across the whole ICS to speed up elective recovery. This case study outlines how data was unified across three sites, how patients were prioritised and more.
Clinical Software

How clinical decision support is helping a London Trust in the post-pandemic world
This case study explores how Wolters Kluwer’s clinical decision support system, UpToDate, is being used by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust to rebuild training and focus on health equalities.
Clinical Software