Michael Thick joins IMS Maxims
Clinical IT veteran Michael Thick has joined IMS Maxims as the company’s chief medical officer and chief clinical information officer.
News

Open sesame!
OpenEHR has been a slow burn, but Ewan Davis believes some recent developments mean it’s about to take off in a big way.
Feature

e-Referral Service ‘live on 15 June’
The new NHS e-Referral Service will go-live on 15 June as part of plans to replace all paper-based referrals.
Infrastructure

Open source VNA fits digital ‘jigsaw’
The UK launch of an open source vendor neutral archive is a “key piece of the jigsaw puzzle” to create an open digital health ecosystem, NHS England’s head of open source has said.
Infrastructure

From Russia with love
Policy makers have worked out that integrated care will need integrated IT. But Ewan Davis doubts they understand how to achieve that – and suggests they should look to Moscow for ideas.
Feature

HP launches open source EPR for UK
Hewlett Packard has launched the UK version of its electronic patient record system through NHS England’s open source programme, saying it has already received a “stellar” response.
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Code4Health launches
The revived Code4Health programme has finally launched, with the first pilot courses for clinicians taking place this month.
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An open path to success
The Free Diagnostic Pathology Software Project is an EHI Award winning open source product that aims to improve cancer diagnosis. Jennifer Trueland talks to its developer, Fred Mayall.
Clinical Software

openMaxims CIC approved
Three NHS trusts have officially become the first members of a community interest company to act as “code custodians” for IMS Maxims’ open source electronic patient record system.
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Open source to be big tech fund 2 winner
Open source projects will likely be the stand-out winners of NHS England’s tech fund 2 awards, EHI News has learned.
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