Hyland has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OneContent business from Allscripts, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions. The company said the deal is expected to close in the second quarter, once the customary closing conditions are satisfied and then upon transaction close, the OneContent client base […]
Month: February 2018
Interview Series: Hicom
In our latest interview, we spoke with Hicom, the provider of healthcare technology, helping to optimise and increase efficiency across the patient care sector nationally and within specific clinical facilities. We asked Hicom a few questions: What is the most significant digital achievement for your organisation in the past 12 […]
NHS Digital announces plans for improved systems integration
NHS Digital has announced plans that will see users being able to log into a range of applications and services, integrated with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), using their NHSmail credentials. The initiative will integrate NHSmail, which uses Microsoft Exchange and Skype for Business to securely share patient information, with […]
Medtech Accelerator’s funding for NHS innovations hits £670k
Medtech Accelerator, a joint venture with NHS innovation hub Health Enterprise East (HEE), has confirmed the outcome of its second round of funding. Figures reveal that a total of £670,000 has now been awarded by Medtech Accelerator to support innovation projects derived from within the NHS since the launch of […]
LumiraDx Care Solutions and My mHealth partner to support digital self-care
LumiraDx Care Solutions and My mHealth have partnered to offer digital self-care to millions of patients with long-term conditions. The initiative will provide an integrated patient and clinician platform, enabling self-care for patients on anticoagulation therapy in addition to those living with COPD, asthma, diabetes and heart disease through a […]
Innovative digital therapy helping patients with paranoia
A trial for SlowMo, the first digital therapy for paranoia, has been launched in Sussex following trials in London and Oxford. Pharmacological and psychological treatments can have limited effectiveness for some patients, so this trial is causing a lot of excitement among clinicians keen to find a solution to help […]
NHS Digital apps and wearables team hosts Swedish delegation
Representatives from Sweden’s key health organisations visited NHS Digital this week to share knowledge and experience of the apps and digital healthcare landscape. The delegation came from Sweden’s public-sector organisations including the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, the Medical Products Agency […]
Doctor on Demand Service ZoomDoc hits crowd funding target
ZoomDoc, the GP on-demand service, has surpassed its funding target of £500,000 in a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The startup has raised £540,000 through the Seedrs platform, exceeding its initial funding goal of half a million pounds. Notable early-stage investors have included British tennis champion, Andy Murray, who invested an […]
Two innovative Scottish projects win £100k funding from Cancer Innovation Challenge
Cancer patients in Scotland could soon be able to share their symptoms with their medical team in real time using new technology after two new projects each received a £100,000 award to progress to the second phase of the prestigious Cancer Innovation Challenge. The two projects record ‘Patient-Reported Outcome Measures’ (PROMs) […]
AI and VR – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough experts share vision of healthcare in podcasts
The podcasts are available to download from SoundCloud and the iTunes Store (search for ‘CPFT’) Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and personalised medicine could help in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia and schizophrenia and other diseases in the future, according to the unique insights of clinicians at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) […]
