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. […]
Tag: Interoperability
London Health Data Strategy programme invites applications for Improvement Projects
The London Health Data Strategy (LDHS) programme has announced that NHS organisations, academia and the healthcare industry are invited to apply to lead “pioneering Improvement Projects that will improve the health of Londoners using the power of data”. The LHDS will support up to ten new ‘data at scale’ projects […]
HTN Now: NHS Arden & GEM CSU on linking health and social care data to improve services
At our HTN Now: Digital Social Care and Mental Health event we were joined by Jon Coolican, Head of Data Controls and Governance, and Diane Clark, Senior Business Analyst, from NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit (CSU). Jon and Diane led a discussion on linking health […]
PRSB publishes report on information standards for pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, ambulance and community services
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has published a new report defining standards for sharing information with pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, ambulance and community services (PODAC). Entitled ‘Use of the core information standard in community settings: pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, ambulance and community services‘, the report intends to define information requirements for […]
Three integrated care systems join for large shared care records project
Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (ICS), Coventry and Warwickshire ICS and Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS, have joined to deliver shared care records using InterSystems HealthShare®. The programme includes 365 GP practices, hospital trusts, mental health and community trusts, local authorities, an ambulance trust, hospices and a prison service. The […]
Case Study: Mid and South Essex ICS elective recovery programme
Case Study by Insource. Mid and South Essex ICS create a single waiting list across the integrated care system to speed up elective recovery and help drive down the backlogs. The project will give a single view for all clinicians and operational managers across the ICS of exactly who is […]
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS integrates EPR with medicines management system
The pharmacy and IT teams at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT have developed an interface between two systems to improve its discharge process and reduce the length of time patients are waiting to be discharged. Through an integration between the trust’s EPR (electronic patient record) system called WebV, and its […]
HTN Festival: David Kwo on population health and patient conversation in an ICS digital strategy
Last week we were joined at HTN Festival by Digital Health Care Consultant David Kwo. With experience from working as a Chief Information Officer for various NHS trusts, David considered population health and patient engagement channels in an ICS digital ecosystem, with topics including the importance of case management in managing […]
Durham County Council social care data connects to regional health information exchange
Social care information from Durham County Council has now been made available through the health information exchange across the North East and North Cumbria. Adult social care staff can now share selected information about a person they are supporting, such as key medical and care history and details about any equipment or […]
National Data Guardian shares views on the new health and care data strategy
The government recently released their new data strategy for health and care, “Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data”. We covered the strategy at HTN; click here to read our overview, or here to read industry views we curated. Now, the National Data Guardian Dr Nicola Byrne […]
