The anaesthetics department at Salford Royal is going digital, following the recent installation of GE Healthcare’s Centricity™ High Acuity Anaesthesia (CHA-A) Information Management Solution – known by clinicians as ‘CHAAS’. Salford Royal, a Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) organisation, is utilising the system to automatically collect data from medical devices at each stage […]
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HTN Feature: Interoperability
In our latest feature we focus on interoperability and the exchange of healthcare information. Matt Hancock has been very clear in his intent for technology to revolution health and care, and it seems interoperability is now higher on the agenda than it ever was before. In our interviews with the […]
Patient monitoring technology benefits Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has benefited from technology from Oxehealth which has led to a significant amount of staff time saved and a reduction in falls from its patients, a clinical study has shown. The Digital Care Assistant technology at Manor Hospital’s Pembleton and Stanley wards that cares for inpatients […]
New CEO and CSO for EMIS Health
EMIS Group has announced two senior appointments, Suzy Foster as Chief Executive Office and Bob Brown as Chief Solutions Officer. The appointments follow the company recently announcing EMIS-X, it’s next generation platform. You can read our exclusive interview with Pete Malcolm, EMIS Group Chief Technology Officer on EMIS-X here. Suzy Foster […]
AI-enabled mental health treatment platform goes live
Ieso Digital has announced it will integrate Artificial Intelligence into its therapist platform for the first time. It will enable therapists in the UK and US to receive data-led insights about each patient during the assessment stage of treatment, providing them with predictions of a patient’s presenting condition, severity of […]
Interview Series: Marc Warburton, Chief Executive of InfoFlex
In our latest interview we spoke with Marc Warburton, Chief Executive of InfoFlex a pioneering digital healthcare solution provider for both clinicians and patients, and we asked a few questions. What is unique about your organisation? InfoFlex, formerly known as CIMS, has dedicated itself to supporting the NHS since 1995. Our staff […]
Sheffield develops VR games to help rehabilitation of injured children
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have developed two virtual reality (VR) computer games aimed at helping injured children through rehabilitation at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. A team led by Ivan Phelan a research associate games developer, worked with physiotherapists and play specialists from Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust to develop the […]
HTN 100: including Royal United Bath Hospitals, MR Solutions and US Hill Rom
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. Royal Bath picks Genesis to automate its medical supplies Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Genesis Automation to deliver a technology system to help […]
US app launched to prepare patients for medical visits
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has launched a new app to help patients prepare for medical visits. The Question Builder app, available at no charge for smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers on iTunes and Google Play helps patients prepare and organise questions […]
UK Startup utilises IBM Cloud for AI powered solution
UK care management start up Karantis360 has turned to IBM to help build a new solution that uses sensors and Watson artificial intelligence running in the IBM Cloud. Working with IBM, Karantis360 has developed a new approach that uses Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to collect data about the movements […]
