PainChek, a smartphone-based pain assessment and monitoring application, has partnered with InterSystems to utilise InterSystems IRIS for Health™ to integrate with electronic medical record systems. One of the aims of combining the companies’ platforms is to facilitate a global market entry for the pain assessment app, including integration with the healthcare information […]
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Researchers explore methods to automatically create discharge summaries
A group of researchers from King’s College London, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London have studied methods and models to automatically produce discharge summaries. The researchers explored different approaches to automatically create and populate Brief Hospital Course (BHC) summaries from inpatient documentation, noting that, if realised […]
HTN Now: Inhealthcare on virtual wards for integrated care systems
For our November edition of HTN Now, we were joined by Jamie Innes, Product Director for Inhealthcare, for a discussion on virtual wards and how ICSs can keep them as simple as possible. Jamie began the session by providing some brief background on Inhealthcare, explaining that their digital health solutions […]
Phototherapy tech helps premature babies with jaundice in Birmingham
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is using portable phototherapy blankets to aid recovery for premature babies with jaundice. The blankets, known as ‘biliblankets’ or cocoons, are designed to keep babies warm and treat neonatal jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia. The trust describe biliblankets as “a glow up blanket”; they shine full spectrum […]
GOSH scientists engage with public on value of data
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has been engaging with the public on research, data and the environment as part of a local culture, arts and science festival with University College London (UCL). The festival’s theme was ‘breathe’, to investigate local and global environments, and to develop the […]
Northumbria Healthcare Health Index goes live
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has developed and launched a new local Health Index tool to provide insight into population health at a ‘much more local level’. The trust has developed the tool using the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Health Index and data from Northumbria Healthcare, Northumberland County Council, […]
Nottingham University Hospitals appoints new CDIO and launches maternity app
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are going live with an app for pregnancy notes this week. The trusts will use the Badger Notes app to replace paper-based maternity notes, in a joint project between the two trusts. As part of the transition to the new […]
Researchers explore approaches for predictive cancer patient digital twins
A research report has been published in Frontiers in Digital Health that explores the use of digital twin technology to advance new methods for precision and predictive cancer care. Entitled ‘Exploring approaches for predictive cancer patient digital twins: Opportunities for collaboration and innovation’, the report focuses on a review of […]
New digital pathology programme set to benefit cancer patients in the West Midlands
Patients throughout the West Midlands are set to benefit from a new digital pathology programme, which aims to reduce backlogs for cancer services and improve the speed and accuracy of diagnoses. It will be delivered in partnership between the West Midlands Cancer Alliance initiative and the medical imaging technology provider […]
Social health tech supplier raises £3.25m
A health tech supplier that supports care homes and social care organisations to digitise has raised £3.25 million in funding led by Mercia, with Oxford Capital and angel investors also participating. London-based Log my Care supports carers to transition from paper processes to a digital record that can be accessed through a […]
