Bumrungrad International Hospital has gone live with Intersystems TrakCare® the electronic medical record (EMR) solution. Bumrungrad International Hospital is one of the world’s leading and most technologically advanced hospitals. Specialising in tertiary care, it is one of the largest private hospitals in Southeast Asia, with 580 beds and more than 30 specialty […]
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SBRI Healthcare fast tracks cancer diagnostic inventions with £3.8m funding
SBRI Healthcare has awarded a total of £3.8m in funding to four innovative technology companies that are in the process of developing cutting edge cancer diagnostic tools The companies, C the Signs, Cambridge Oncometrix, Chromition and Deep Med IO were among the winners of the July 2017 SBRI Healthcare national […]
500,000 patients to benefit from new NHS partnerships and technologies
Seven new NHS Test Beds are being launched to tackle some of the biggest opportunities and challenges in health and care by testing combinations of innovations in real world clinical settings. The new Test Beds are being provided with more than £7 million of Government funding, alongside match funding from […]
NHS England invests in 4 new innovations
NHS England has invested in 4 technologies through NHS England’s Innovation and Technology Payment programme: HeartFlow, the Advanced image analysis software that creates a 3D model of the coronary arteries and analyses the impact that blockages have on blood flow to rapidly diagnose patients with suspected coronary artery disease. The […]
University Hospital Southampton shares digital innovations
Clinicians and IT experts at Southampton’s teaching hospitals have shared some of their pioneering digital initiatives with NHS leaders. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is one of 16 centres of excellence – known as global digital exemplars – selected by the Department of Health to develop and share innovations. […]
AI wearable eye tracking device available through NHS Supply Chain Framework
The EyeControl – a communication device for individuals with Locked-In Syndrome – is now available on NHS Supply Chain Framework. It is the world’s first AI-powered, wearable eye tracking device, enabling 24/7 immediate communication, both for emergency and social purposes, a feat that previous solutions have not addressed. Or Retzkin, […]
Digital tech fund to tackle healthcare challenges
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £9 million to develop more effective and efficient treatments through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The funding is for businesses with ideas to develop novel digital technology solutions for healthcare challenges with funding provided by UK Research and Innovation and […]
Genomics England selects Congenica to provide clinical decision support services
Genomics England has chosen Congenica as its Clinical Decision Support Service partner to help deliver the new NHS Genomic Medicine Service, which rolls out this month. The decision follows a competitive tender process involving the leading providers of genomic diagnostic decision support. Congenica’s SapientiaTM platform was selected using robust criteria […]
Matt Hancock launches tech vision
Outdated and obstructive NHS IT systems will become a thing of the past, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has said as he launches his technology vision in The Future of Healthcare. This report outlines plans to introduce minimum technical standards that digital services and IT systems in the […]
Royal Brompton and Harefield to use Einstein 3D Imaging
Patients in London are benefiting from ‘quicker, more accurate’ surgical procedures following the introduction of a ‘pioneering’ and ‘progressive’ 3D camera system which improves the hand-eye coordination of surgeons. Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is one of only a handful of cardiac units in the UK to be […]
