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 […]
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HSE Ireland highlights focus on tech modernisation, cyber security, virtual wards
An annual report from Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has shared health tech updates including outcomes from initiatives such as virtual wards, cyber security and the national EHR programme. Following on from the publication of its Digital Health Strategic Implementation Roadmap in July 2024, HSE sets out progress on the […]
Health Service Executive Ireland shares virtual care initiatives and future plans
As part of its new innovation framework to guide innovation in Ireland, HSE has reflected on its virtual care initiatives exemplifying successful innovation following local adoption with the potential to be scaled nationally. These include a virtual obstructive sleep apnoea identifier pathway, the community and acute respiratory excellence virtual ward, […]
Health Service Executive Ireland publishes vision and implementation pathway for health innovation
The Health Service Executive in Ireland has published a framework for health innovation, outlining its vision, along with plans for governance, lifecycle, and implementation pathways. Reportedly co-designed by staff and leaders from across the health system, HSE shares requirements to enable and sustain innovation, with an aim to provide the […]
Ireland progresses toward national EHR with publication of tender
Progress is being made toward the development of a national electronic health record in Ireland with the publication of a tender, the Health Service Executive has shared. The move toward a national electronic health record echoes the Irish government’s commitment to digitising healthcare records and information systems set out in […]
National AI strategy launched in Ireland
Ireland’s first national AI strategy has been published, outlining opportunities for AI deployment over the next five years, and setting out four strategic pillars covering AI for clinical care, operations, research and innovation, and public health. The government commits to using AI to enhance quality of care, empower clinicians, improve […]
€1 million national digital mental health strategy for Ireland
The Irish government has published a national digital mental health strategy, focusing on access, communications, digital tools, co-production, research, innovation, and technology. Key digital initiatives include the HSE Health App, national shared care record, community care record, and EHR. The new strategy builds on the “Sharing the Vision” mental health […]
Procurement to begin for Ireland’s national EHR
Procurement is set to begin in Ireland for a national EHR, following government approval received this week, offering a single integrated digital health record for every patient in the country. Vendor shortlisting will now begin with a tender process, with the selected solution to undergo phased rollout across all health […]
Ireland’s Minister for Health shares impact of virtual care initiatives
Ireland’s Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, has shared the impact of virtual care initiatives, highlighting “significant progress” around patient outcomes and relieving pressure on hospital capacity. Two pilot acute virtual wards at St. Vincent’s University Hospital and University Hospital Limerick have accrued 1,500 admissions, reportedly equating to 13,800 virtual […]
Ireland’s community pharmacy plans focus on interoperability, data sharing and vendor engagement
The Government of Ireland has shared its Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025, outlining digital priorities across pharmacy IT integration, e-prescribing, data sharing, and vendor engagement, with a view to ensuring “community pharmacists are better equipped to contribute to national health priorities”. Pharmacy IT systems should be ready to integrate with core […]
