Queen Victoria Hospital NHS FT awards Altera £10m EPR contract
A £10m contract has been awarded to Insight Direct by Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for an electronic patient record system.
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Should we admit our mistakes and start again?
At last month’s giant HIMSS in Orlando, you could ‘smell the money’. But it might be time to stop getting excited about the future of health tech and face up to some hard truths, writes Joe McDonald.
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Jersey General Hospital goes live with System C CareFlow
System C’s critical care solution has been deployed at Jersey General Hospital as part of its plans to achieve digital maturity.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing covers NICE conditionally recommending two remote monitoring products for Parkinson’s and the use of AI to predict sepsis.
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Sheffield Children’s goes live with System C EPMA
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with System C’s CareFlow Medicines Management EPMA solution as part of its digital strategy.
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Shauna McMahon appointed CIO at Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT
Newcastle Hospitals has appointed Shauna McMahon as its new Chief Information Officer to oversee digital technology and innovation across the trust.
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DHI snapshot report shows digital maturity of most NHS trusts remains low
Few NHS trusts are yet to reach the top levels of the HIMSS digital maturity benchmark, a new Digital Health Intelligence snapchat report has shown.
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Alder Hey performs first laser treatment for epilepsy
Alder Hey has performed its first Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy procedure to help epileptic patients live seizure-free.
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An EPR supplier duopoly in the UK would stifle future innovation
Forget the big bang approach to EPR implementation – the financial constraints on NHS trusts make it dangerous to rely on the two big suppliers. By Rachael Fox.
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North Middlesex University awarded HIMSS Stage 5 rating
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has been awarded a HIMSS EMRAM Stage 5 rating, meaning the trust is now in the top 20% for digital maturity.
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