Oxford develops e-observations system
An electronic patient observations system has been developed and rolled out in Oxford.
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CCIO profile: Dr Paul Altmann
The chief clinical information officer of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust was on the frontline of its implementation of Cerner Millennium. He talks to Daloni Carlisle about his role.
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North Bristol hits appointment problems
Clinicians working at North Bristol NHS Trust have expressed concern about disruption to patient care, which they say is caused by appointment problems following the go-live of a new Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system.
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Royal Bath reaches Millennium in July
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust has committed to go-live with Cerner Millennium by July, 2011.
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BT Health boss to lead Oxford Radcliffe
Sir Jonathan Michael, managing director of BT Health, is to become the chief executive of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust.
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South liable for greenfield penalties
The NHS will be liable to pay £44m to BT if it fails to deliver four ‘greenfield’ sites in the South of England ready and willing to take Cerner Millennium.
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E-Health Insider’s industry round up 24.04.09
This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers new products, system deployments and other developments at leading healthcare IT suppliers. Directorate receives ISO accreditation The directorate at Walsall Manor Hospitals NHS Trust that manages estates, telecommunications and medical equipment has achieved the ISO 9001 quality management system standard – the first time a whole hospital directorate […]
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Oxford deploy new electronic discharge system
Around 4000 staff at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust are using a new Immediate Discharge Document (e-IDD) software package from CSW to enable hospital-wide collaboration when each inpatient is discharged. The busy hospital currently has approximately 521,000 outpatient appointments every year and wanted a way of enabling its ward-based doctors and pharmacists to work together […]
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Trusts urged to ensure data informs decisions
Lack of adequate systems to ensure some trust boards are properly informed about trends or potential issues in wards or specialist services is highlighted in a new report from regulator, the Healthcare Commission. The report, Learning from investigations, reviews all investigations undertaken by the commission under its statutory powers from August 2004 to April 2007. Investigations […]
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60 second interview: Jonathan Kay
In our latest 60 second interview Jonathan Kay, Prof. of Health Informatics at City University, answers EHI’s questions.
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