Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has recently implemented SMART® on FHIR® APIs within their Cerner EHR. Open standards have been developed to simplify integration within health and social care, making it easier to write complementary applications to enhance the functionality of the electronic health record. The use of common standards and open application […]
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New report provides insight into digital uptake in maternity services
A new report from NHS Digital shows the majority of maternity providers are making a good start at using digital technology, according to the Maternity Digital Maturity Assessment report. All 135 maternity providers completed an assessment of their progress in adopting digital technology, such as providing electronic health records, sharing information digitally […]
Northern Ireland rolls-out new diabetes pathway
Following the implementation of the Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) by Health & Social Care NI (HSCNI), Orion Health has rolled-out a new Diabetes Pathway across the country. Following a successful pilot exercise with a small number of users including nurses, consultants and podiatrists, the pathway can now be accessed […]
New Pharmacy robot saves almost two weeks of staff time per month
A new robot used to dispense drugs at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), will save staff four minutes per prescription, totalling two weeks of staff time per month. The new robot nicknamed ‘Rosalind Franklin’ will help staff at Queen’s Medical Centre deliver prescriptions to patients more quickly and effectively. […]
Dictate IT joins Clanwilliam Group
Dictate IT a provider of digital dictation has become part of the Clanwilliam Group, the 18th company joining the group. The company provides digital dictation, outsourced transcription, and speech recognition services to 27 healthcare providers in the UK and Ireland. Managing director Mark Miller said the move would enable Dictate […]
Opinion: Barney Gilbert, CEO of Forward App on the NHS banning fax machines
Medical histories spewing quietly unnoticed onto a desk in a busy ward, urgent information being sent to places that doctors can’t access, junior doctors leaving a patient’s bedside to pick up a piece of paper that has just been delivered then running back with essential information quite literally in hand. Welcome […]
Interview Series: Dr Paul Upton, Co-founder, Ultramed
In our latest interview series we spoke with Dr Paul Upton the co-founder of Ultramed, a pioneering health technology company providing patient-focused solutions to common problems. Over the past three years, the company have developed a suite of online patient assessment programs. They offer a cloud-hosted, online pre-operative assessment and […]
NHS banned from buying fax machines
Matt Hancock has banned the NHS from buying fax machines and has ordered a complete phase-out by April 2020. NHS trusts will instead be required to invest in new technology to replace outdated systems. The ban on buying fax machines takes effect from January 2019. They will be phased out […]
HTN Exclusive: a closer look into the new platform EMIS-X
Last week HTN announced that EMIS had unveiled EMIS-X their ‘next generation of connected healthcare technology’ platform. Here we take a closer look into the new platform and ask their CTO some questions. Built on a cloud platform, EMIS-X is a new ecosystem that fully supports interoperability standards but goes […]
HTN 100: Insource, digital dictation, Dedalus and Servelec
Insource announces co-sell agreement with Microsoft Insource has joined with Microsoft to help their healthcare customers find better ways to purchase, implement, roll out and update their technologies. Steve Aitken, Insource CEO, explained, “We are already working with progressive NHS Trusts and NHS Regional Initiatives who are pioneers in the […]
