Healthcare IT news round-up
9 June 2017
12:05 AM
The healthcare IT round-up includes new drug theft preventative software, a trust’s digitisation of its HR records and the ICO’s new grant programme.
News
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust help create vital signs app
8 June 2017
11:55 AM
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has helped develop a vital signs app which alerts staff to a patient’s deterioration before it becomes life threatening.
Mid Essex goes live with Lorenzo EPR across organisation
8 June 2017
12:01 AM
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust has gone live with DXC’s Lorenzo EPR with the go-live having gone “as well as can reasonably be expected”.
General Election 2017: what each party promises to do for NHS IT
7 June 2017
1:00 PM
The general election is tomorrow – but what does it all mean for the NHS and the healthcare IT sector in particular – we break down party promises.
New PRSB standards published on e-discharge summaries
7 June 2017
10:41 AM
A re-worked version of the e-discharge summary standard has been published by the Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB).
Broadband will be intrinsic to health in the US – AMIA letter
6 June 2017
2:00 PM
Access to broadband will determine your health and may already, according to the American Medical Informatics Association.
US Veterans Association picks Cerner to replace VistA EHR
6 June 2017
9:00 AM
The US Department of Veterans Affairs will replace its ageing VistA EHR by adopting the same Cerner platform as the US Department of Defense.
NHSE to create ‘innovation greenhouse’ to accelerate uptake of technology
16 September 2019
The innovation greenhouse will provide integrated care systems (ICS) with easier access to “tried and
Period tracking apps caught sharing medical data with Facebook
13 September 2019
Data, including period frequency, use of contraception and symptoms like blood pressure and acne, are
Changes to out-of-area GP rules ‘would be burdensome’ to CCGs’
13 September 2019
The Digital Healthcare Council argued patient care should not be limited to CCG boundaries and
Mobile health and apps news in brief
13 September 2019
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news WhatsApp-style clinical messaging app Forward could save the
Google and others ‘not interested in electronic patient record market’
12 September 2019
Google’s Cloud advisor said that too much money had been invested in EPR systems to
