Following Ferris: assessing the impact of Dr Tim Ferris on NHS IT
With news that Dr Tim Ferris is to depart as NHS England’s transformation director, Digital Health’s Jon Hoeksma considers his legacy in the NHS.
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Microsoft and Epic partner on OpenAI tools
Microsoft and leading EMR supplier Epic on Monday announced a far-reaching partnership to integrate generative AI services into electronic health records.
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The Royal Marsden goes live with new Epic EPR ‘Connect’
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with Connect, a new electronic patient record (EPR) powered by Epic.
Clinical Software
ORCHA creates UK’s first Digital Health Formulary
The world’s first digital health formulary has been created by ORCHA, alongside Health App Libraries supporting digital health intervention for patients.
Digital Patient
Largest EPR implementation programme in UK already reporting benefits
Medication administration incidents have significantly reduced following the go live of an EPR at the largest trust in the UK, its leaders have said.
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ delays £450m EPR go live to ensure safety
Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust has delayed the go live of its new electronic patient record to allow more time to launch the system safely.
Clinical Software
TPP boss Hester takes pot shot at ‘artificially inflated’ hospital EPR prices
Frank Hester, CEO of TPP, has accused NHS bosses of wasting hundreds of millions on over-priced IT systems, claiming that his company offers ‘another way’.
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New Hive EPR powered by Epic goes live across Manchester Uni NHS FT
A new electronic patient record (EPR) called Hive, powered by software company Epic, has gone live across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).
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Northern Ireland Department of Health selects Lyniate for encompass
The Northern Ireland Department of Health will be working with Lyniate in its bid to create a single digital record for every citizen in the country.
Clinical Software
Two NHS trusts go live with Epic electronic patient records
Royal Devon University Healthcare and Frimley Health have both pushed their Epic electronic patient records in the last two months.
Clinical Software