An Epic journey
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is three years on from signing its landmark deal with HP and Epic – and eight months on from going live with the electronic patient record. Thomas Meek reports.
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Royal Devon approves Epic business case
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust board has approved a business case to buy the Epic electronic patient record after putting the programme on hold to assess costs.
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Tom’s digital health disruptors: EHRs crunch with Apple
In the first of a new, monthly column looking at disruptive technologies, Digital Health reporter Thomas Meek considers the potential of the Apple Watch – and why so many EPR vendors are rushing to link up with it.
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Cerner completes Siemens purchase
US health IT giant Cerner has completed its £870 million ($1.3 billion) acquisition of Siemens Health Services.
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The 12 months of 2014
Twenty fourteen was a year of waiting: for a financial crisis, and a plan to avert one; for tech funds and the IT strategy to support them. Fortunately, things happened in the meantime. Lyn Whitfield reports.
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What you read in 2014
For the second year running, news about McKesson headed the list of ‘most read’ stories on the EHI website in 2014; but an Epic saga was not far behind.
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Epic challenge, Epic optimism
A month ago, Cambridge went live with its new EPR. Sam Sachdeva spoke exclusively to CCIO Dr Afzal Chaudhry about the challenges detailed in a CCG report, and his confidence in the future.
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Testing times for Epic at Cambridge
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was forced to declare a “major incident” after its new electronic patient record became unstable a week after go-live; and is still dealing with pathology issues.
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Epic ups and downs at Cambridge
A week and a half after its launch, Epic is “starting to deliver some real benefits” to Cambridge University Hospitals – but the implementation has not been without teething problems.
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Epic goes live at Cambridge
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its Epic electronic patient record system as part of a £200m IT overhaul.
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