Connexica have secured a place on the new Clinical and Digital Information Systems (CDIS) Framework, for Lot 3.7 ‘Informatics and Reporting’. The CDIS Framework aims to cover an estimated £1 billion of IT work in London and the South between now and 2020. Additionally, the framework has been extended to […]
Month: December 2016
New call for better engagement on health and care IT
Health and care professionals working in the UK recognise the potential of IT to improve patient safety and promote efficient care, but find it hard to learn and share best practice in healthcare IT with other organisations. Emerging from a study by HIMSS Europe, these findings show that health and […]
Ireland’s digital health ambitions boosted
The opening of the new Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in May 2017 is a step closer following a significant upgrade to software systems in the department. With in excess of 60,000 presentations a year, the ED in Limerick is one of the busiest in the country. […]
This AI robot may hold the key to future dementia treatments
As the senior population around the world grows, dementia — one of the most common aging-related conditions — will force healthcare systems to adapt. Already on the case are Frank Rudzicz, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and his two-foot-tall robotic boy Ludwig, […]
iMDsoft delivers clinical information management to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Canada
iMDsoft® announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Canada is now live with the MetaVision clinical information system throughout their critical care environment. The system has been implemented in adult, neonatal and burn intensive care units, across a total of 145 beds. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has 1.2 million patient […]
Birmingham Children’s Hospital chooses Fysicon DataLinQ
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in the United Kingdom to go live with Fysicon DataLinQ®. With this unique solution, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital has a complete data collection, management and reporting system for the registration and monitoring of pacemaker and ICD patients. DataLinQ® is a major step in […]
Lumeon launches Care Pathway Manager Release 2
Lumeon, a leading digital health company, is set to transform the population health management market with the launch of its second release of Lumeon Care Pathway Manager (CPM). The latest product enhancements, including a mobile patient app, enhanced pathway automation and a range of APIs, give providers the ability to […]
Summary Care Record now used in 50% of community pharmacies
A major milestone has been achieved after uptake of the Summary Care Record among community pharmacies in England reached 50%. This represents nearly 6,000 pharmacies using the functionality, which provides key clinical information about a patient, sourced from the GP record. The achievement comes only a year after NHS Digital […]
How to keep clinicians happy with IT: don’t screw up a data project
Dermot O’Riordan, chief clinical information officer at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust says managing data quality is a mutual investment between clinical and IT colleagues, for the good of patients The NHS is evolving. As technology improves, across the system organisations are increasingly embracing the opportunities for improved patient care, […]
Phillips CT scanner supports new diagnostic service
A new diagnostic service for patients suffering from chest pain is being offered at the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH). For the first time, the hospital is providing a Cardiac CT coronary angiography service, set up by its radiology and cardiology teams. The service uses a new hi-tech scanner installed […]
