An AI spin-out from the University of Birmingham has launched, with an aim to speed up the process of extracting data from EHRs to support medical researchers and reduce the time for drug safety and effectiveness studies. Dexter AI is based on a software developed by a team from the […]
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Manchester University NHS partners with the MHRA to launch innovation sandbox
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is partnering with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to launch a health innovation sandbox, to test promising innovations in real-world NHS settings. Healthcare solutions to improve patient care and safety will be rapidly evaluated, the MHRA shares, with one of the first […]
OpenAI introduces EHR and public data integration into ChatGPT for Healthcare
OpenAI has introduced EHR and public data integration into ChatGPT for Healthcare, said to enable AI-assisted workflows and provide clinical teams with a variety of patient information, context, and insights from public health sources. The EHR integration is capable of bringing authorised patient information from Epic into ChatGPT for Healthcare, […]
North West London and South West London Pathology to procure £28m joint pathology IT LIMS system
North West London Pathology (NWLP) and South West London Pathology (SWLP) are jointly looking to understand market capacity and capability ahead of a pathology IT LIMS procurement. “Both NWLP and SWLP’s current state demonstrates a thriving, high-performing pathology network, but also one operating at scale and under continued transformation,” they […]
NHS England guidance to support consistency for robotic assisted surgery procurements
NHS England has published guidance to support consistency in robotic assisted surgery procurements, the development of a competitive and sustainable robotic assisted surgery market, and ensure value for money. “Given the long-term nature of robotic assisted surgery investments and the significant operational, clinical and commercial dependencies that can arise once […]
£10 million framework for ambient voice tech opens across Wales
Digital Health and Care Wales is launching a £10 million open framework agreement for ambient voice technology (AVT) solutions, aiming to support the adoption of tech to improve clinical documentation processes. The agreement is intended to maintain a “pre-qualified list” of AVT suppliers, who will have to meet conditions enabling their participation […]
Ireland private hospital group goes live with EHR
Blackrock Health, a private hospital group across Dublin, Galway, Hermitage and Limerick, has gone live with its Meditech EHR, marking what group CIO Mike McCann refers to as the culmination of “many months” of planning, collaboration, testing, training, and dedication from clinical, operational, and tech teams. Four out of five […]
$35 million awarded to UNC Health for data resource to support AI for rare disease
An award of up to $35 million from the US Department for Health and Human Services’ rare disease AI/ML for precision integrated diagnostics programme is set to support UNC Health build a data resource for rare disease AI. According to UNC Health, the new data resource will support clinicians and […]
International news in brief: Lakeridge Health HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7, Veterans Affairs EHR and EHR chatbot in the US, AI company partners with Ministry of Health in Botswana
Welcome to our latest international news in brief, where we take a look at some of the latest health tech news to have caught our eye from further afield over the last few weeks. HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 accreditation achieved at Lakeridge Health Lakeridge Health in Canada has been awarded […]
Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group forecasts EPR overspend and develops perinatal EPR project
Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group has forecasted an £11.4 million EPR overspend, noting an EPR review is in progress with “potentially significant” implications for programmes in 2026/27 and 2027/28. The overspend relates to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Trust and James Paget University Hospitals Trust, at £10.2 million and […]
