The growing role of digital technology in supporting self-care
According to latest research by Accenture, healthcare consumers continue to show strong use of digital technology for self-care, with mobile phones, social media and wearables showing a big upward swing.
Health CIO
The future of digital health leaders: Priorities and perspectives of CIOs
Accenture Health, together with analysis and advisory company Oxford Analytica, spoke to CIOs in seven countries (including the UK) to understand their priorities and gather their views on the future of digital healthcare leaders.
Health CIO
Safer Prescribing in the UK
Medicines optimisation – ensuring the right patient gets the right drug for them, at the best possible value – is a key priority in modern healthcare, but it is not without its challenges.
Clinical Software
Online doctor solution for pharmacies
Index Medical Ltd is an established CQC registered online clinic offering prescription services for community pharmacy and mail order pharmacies.
Clinical Software
Streamlining Medical Equipment Management for Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ensuring the location of medical equipment is captured and recorded on a frequent basis across an expansive enterprise such as Homerton’s, is of great importance. The tools available to undertake equipment audits within the Trust were limited, as a result, information was lacking about device availability.
Clinical Software
How Population Health Management will deliver a sustainable NHS ( GGI & IBM Watson Health )
If population health management is to truly become embedded across the service, there will be barriers to overcome. It will be necessary to build coalitions of the willing, across health economies – and ensure that patients are a part of it.
AI and Analytics
Re-thinking theatres – how Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is transforming operating theatre processes
The journey towards better connected, paperless hospitals is entering a new phase. After years of rhetoric, the true value of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems that capture, integrate and share crucial patient information at the point of care, is poised to hit the headlines. It’s about time.
Clinical Software
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust saves 1 Million pounds a year by integrating open systems
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust saves 1 Million pounds a year by integrating open systems, Adrian Byrne (CIO) gives his thoughts on the project, benefits, and forward outlook.
Shared Records
Succeeding in sepsis: The transformation with mobile technology continues
Improving outcomes for patients with sepsis is a major NHS priority. The condition, which annually costs the NHS an estimated £2.5 billion, claims at least 44,000 lives in the UK each year. Around 14,000 of these deaths are preventable.
Clinical Software
The cloud: a catalyst for innovation and collaboration in healthcare
The 22 January 2018 was a quietly defining moment for digital healthcare: NHS Digital released long-awaited guidance on the use of public cloud services for NHS and social care data. Dr Jon Shaw considers what this means for the NHS and its patients.
CCIO Network