A prior information notice for a tender worth an estimated £4 million has been published by 14 NHS trusts across the South West region, for “a single solution that provides a unified reporting experience for pathology”. The solution, according to the notice, should enable the transfer and access of image […]
Tag: Interoperability
HTN Now: “Making data actionable and relevant to specific settings requires a collaborative approach” – Dr Kathrin Cresswell and Professor Robin Williams on digital integrated care
At HTN Now, we were joined by Dr Kathrin Cresswell, senior lecturer from the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh, and Professor Robin Williams, director at the university’s Institute for the study of Science, Technology and Innovation. Kathrin led a discussion on the definitions, concepts and drivers for the […]
Australian government publishes National Healthcare Interoperability Plan 2023-2028
The Australian Government has published their national interoperability plan for 2023 – 2028, highlighting five priority areas with actions including researching UK practice around national minimum standards for health technologies, and developing a national digital health standards catalogue. The plan begins by noting the “fundamental building blocks” required to establish […]
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 […]
Alcidion on joining data across regions and key opportunities for patient flow
For our digital ICS feature, we spoke to a team from Alcidion: Tom Scott, UK Commercial Director, and Vivek Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer. Introductions Tom: I’ve worked for just over a decade in digital health across a variety of roles and I’ve been with Alcidion for three years now. I […]
Care homes connect to London Care Record
Nine care homes in North East London have connected to the London Care Record, to provide access to information on allergies, test results and care plans as well as GP data and hospital discharge summaries. The London Care Record brings together local sharing systems from each of London’s five Integrated Care Systems, […]
NHS Scotland launches national digital platform for health and care
The Scottish government has launched a National Digital Platform for apps and digital services in health and social care. Designed and delivered by NHS Education for Scotland along with partners from across health and social care, it’s said to provide standard infrastructure and components for digital tools to be built on […]
MEDITECH and Google Health pilot search and summarisation integration
MEDITECH and Google Health have extended a pilot that embeds Google search and summarisation capabilities directly within the clinical workflow of the Expanse electronic health record. The partnership is working with with two health systems in Alabama and Wisconsin, who are early adopters of the solution, to help create a longitudinal […]
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, […]
Call for standardisation of digital imaging across eye care services
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and The College of Optometrists have called for the standardisation of digital imaging across eye care services. “Currently, there is no standardisation across ophthalmic imaging technologies with the consequence that there is no easy way to exchange digital images between systems,” their statement reads. […]



