On 20 April, we attended Bruntwood Sci-Tech’s event on healthy digital innovation, which featured a panel of speakers with unique and varied experience across psychological and digital tech sectors. Speakers included Dr Jan Smith, psychologist and creator of the MindYourself App; Alex La Via, founder of Live More Offline; and Tim Brazier, managing […]
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“Once you’ve invested in digitising data, it opens up new avenues” Vijay Magon on solutions and benefits for digitising patient records
At HTN Now last week, we were joined by Vijay Magon of CCube Solutions for a discussion on patient records management, interoperability and system-wide access and sharing. Vijay’s presentation focussed primarily on how electronic document and records management can be shared in order to support citizens in becoming more proactive […]
Where should digital investment go in the short-term?
Our latest poll explores the question of digital investment and the various avenues of need within the healthcare system. We asked our audience: Where should digital investment go in the short term? Participants were asked to choose between the following four options: innovation and med tech, core systems, workforce and patient-facing […]
“The whole point of doing this is to do it big” Rachel Binks of Airedale NHS, on remote monitoring at scale
Last week at HTN Now, we held a series of webinars focusing on different health tech topics. In one of our sessions, we were joined by Rachel Binks, nurse consultant and clinical lead for digital and acute care at NHS Airedale Hub, for a presentation on digital innovations and remote monitoring […]
HTN Now: Vijay Magon on building a patient centric record
Recently at HTN, we had the pleasure once again of speaking with Vijay Magon from CCube Solutions, who gave a thought-provoking presentation on EDRMS, talking us through the software and how this can benefit other systems. Vijay provided a high-level overview of the three key functions of electronic document records […]
Integration of clinical decision support in primary care study highlights adoption and motivation
A recent study published by BMC Primary Care examines the experiences and perceptions of introducing new information systems in primary care organisations, focusing on the use of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) to identify and diagnose malignant melanoma. The qualitative study aims to explore the attitudes and belief systems […]
Private eye clinics implement electronic health record
OCL Vision, a specialist group of eye surgeons, has partnered with Streets Heaver to implement its electronic health record and patient administration system, across their private eye care facilities in Hertfordshire and London. It means the private eye clinics will manage all aspects of patient care through the platform, from appointment […]
What is the greatest challenge for AI in healthcare?
This month at HTN, we have been exploring all things artificial intelligence. Last week, we held a day of live webinars and written content exploring a range of topics in the world of AI – catch up on a discussion around how AI has been used to transform an ICS […]
Greater Manchester innovation accelerator secures investment
Health and care partners in Greater Manchester have collaborated with industry and academia to secure a multi-million pound health innovation accelerator, which aims to rapidly improve the treatment and diagnosis of diseases across the 2.8m GM population. The government has invested £100 million to boost three high-potential innovation clusters in […]
Jenny Chong and Tim Ferris discuss driving digital transformation at HETT
At healthcare event HETT North this week, a discussion between Jenny Chong, the Chair of Medway Innovation Institute and Tim Ferris, the Director of Transformation at NHS England, focused on ‘driving digital transformation across the entire NHS: the power of connected services in healthcare’. The discussion captured our attention and covered […]
