EHRs fail to achieve savings – US study
A lack of interoperability and usability among electronic health record systems means the billions of dollars of expected savings have not been realised from their implementaton, a US report says.
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Leicester picks IBM as IT partner
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has picked IBM to provide it with IM&T services and to procure and implement a new electronic patient record.
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Joe’s view of Christmas past, present and future
Joe McDonald has seen the future of NHS IT – in a GP surgery. And there’s a pint waiting at the Trent House in Newcastle, if anybody wants one.
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Cambridgeshire live with RiO
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust went live with its electronic patient record system RiO over the weekend.
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Rotherham faces ‘technical difficulties’
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s non-executive directors have raised concerns about “technical difficulties” with its Meditech electronic patient record implementation.
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Cambridge in ‘significant breach’
Monitor has found Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in significant breach of its terms of authorisation.
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Airedale live with TPP
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with SystmOne’s new acute functionality with data hosted by CSC.
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Epic contract under review
Cambridge University Hospitals and Papworth Hospital NHS foundation trusts’ joint electronic patient record contract with Epic is under review, while Monitor takes a close look at Cambridge’s finances and performance.
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BSUH aims for ‘paper-lite’ with Alert
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is planning a three-year roll out of its electronic patient record system starting in A&E next September.
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Worcestershire takes OneView
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust will deploy an integrated electronic patient records system from Oasis Medical Solutions.
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