An invitation to tender has been launched to develop a national framework for the provision and support of an electronic patient record system for ambulance trusts. The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, in partnership with the National Ambulance Procurement Board, is inviting suppliers to bid for the framework agreement, with […]
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Study explores prevalence and sources of duplicate content in electronic medical records
A new study, published at JAMA Network Open and entitled ‘Prevalence and Sources of Duplicate Information in the Electronic Medical Record’, aims to set out how much duplicate content is present in electronic medical records (EMR), where the duplication comes from, and why it exists. Authors Jackson Steinkamp, Jacob J. […]
County Durham and Darlington prepares for EPR go-live
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is to go-live with its new electronic patient record system this weekend. Ahead of going live the trust has shared a series of videos from the trust’s medical director and associate director, sharing what the system will mean for patients and introducing what […]
Manchester University NHS EPR goes live
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is now live with its new electronic patient record (EPR) system from Epic. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the system went live, with the news also shared on Twitter: We're buzzing that #HiveisLive! 🙌🎉Our Trust-wide Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system is now live […]
Circle Health Group to implement System C EPR across 54 hospitals
An independent provider with over 50 hospitals has signed a multi-year deal with System C to implement its electronic patient record (EPR) system. The EPR will be introduced across the hospital group’s 54 hospitals, with the implementation underway. The first phase of the project is expected go-live in June 2023. The independent provider […]
techUK explores results of NHS EPR usability survey
In 2021 the NHS Transformation Directorate initiated the first national electronic patient record (EPR) usability survey, to gather a complete view of how effectively clinical IT systems are supporting frontline healthcare professionals across the NHS. The NHS partnered with Ethical Healthcare Consulting and KLAS Research to conduct the survey. The […]
Royal Devon University Healthcare live with EPR
On Saturday 9 July, the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS FT went live with their new electronic patient record across its Northern Devon sites. In 2020 the trust’s eastern services went live with the Epic electronic patient record system, under the name MY CARE, and now all sites across the trust […]
Two Cheshire trusts to share electronic patient record system
Two NHS trusts in Cheshire have revealed plans to share an electronic patient record system. East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS FT plan to introduce one system, known as the Digital Clinical System (DCS), across the two trusts. The trusts have signed a contract with electronic patient record […]
Oracle completes $28.3 billion Cerner purchase
Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software giant, has announced the close of the deal to acquire Cerner for $28.3 billion. Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison is set to outline Oracle’s strategy for the acquisition at an online event taking place today. In a recent announcement on 31 May, Cerner noted […]
Frimley Health starts EPR go live
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) are in the process of launching their new electronic patient record (EPR) system this week, with the EPR set to officially go live on 11 June. Epic EPR will replace over 200 paper and computer systems currently in place at the trust. FHFT say […]
