CNIO says observations technology is a ‘win-win solution’
A Global Digital Exemplar trust has installed a monitoring device in 14 clinical areas, supporting 243 beds across the trust.
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Countess of Chester to track staff and patients with sensors
The sensor technology will be used to monitor everything from whether a patient been discharged to who isn’t washing their hands.
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Scottish health wearable start-up secured £2m
Snap40’s wearable device and app is designed to detect deterioration in patients early and alerts clinicians.
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Nottingham: Lacing IT all together
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has a pure best of breed approach to IT, has been at the forefront of deploying e-observations and vital signs technologies, and is now trialling wearable monitors. Kim Thomas went to visit.
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Healthcare IT industry news in brief
This week’s industry round up focuses on companies and company appointments, and includes news of some European recognition for Patientrack, a new partnership for Bridgehead, and a new chief executive for Arkivum.
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E-observations reduce cardiac arrests in Scottish hospital
NHS Fife has seen a significant reduction in cardiac arrests in one of its hospital’s busiest areas after deploying an electronic observations and early warning system.
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Oxford develops e-observations system
An electronic patient observations system has been developed and rolled out in Oxford.
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Electronic observations at Southampton
Paper patient charts will be replaced by iPod Touch devices when a new electronic observations system is introduced in Southampton hospitals next month.
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Health tech news round-up
Go-lives of an e-observations system and an inventory management system lead Digital Health’s’ weekly catch-up on healthcare IT news.
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E-obs attack norovirus at Portsmouth
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has used an electronic observations system to cut outbreaks of norovirus by more than 90% over five years.
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