Emergency Department Clinicians Lead IT Project to Streamline Patient Journey
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is developing an electronic whiteboard for its Emergency Department and implementing a clinical portal to give healthcare professionals a comprehensive, real-time view of relevant information about the patients they are treating.
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Advanced Health & Care Unveils Latest Care Technology at Care Show Birmingham
Advanced Health & Care (Advanced), a leading IT provider will unveil Caresys version 8, a widely used end-to-end care home management solution at the Care Show Birmingham at the NEC (stand F52) on 12 and 13 November 2013. The software will be demonstrated alongside a host of other mobile IT solutions.
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Agfa HealthCare Releases Next Generation of MUSICA Image Processing Software
Agfa HealthCare is launching the next generation of its gold-standard MUSICA (Multi-Scale Image Contrast Amplification) image processing software with new technology improvements that enhance both image quality and workflow for radiographers and radiologists at the upcoming 2013 RSNA meeting, in Chicago, USA. The new version is expected to be available in March 2014.
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New iPLATO Feature Boosts QoF by Automating Patient Data Collection
iPLATO Healthcare, a UK leader in mHealth and Analytics, has launched a new feature which allows practices to completely automate the collection of patient data. For the 'QoF season', users of the company's premium service (iPLATO Enterprise or iPLATO Pro) will be able to automatically Read Code patient replies to text messaging campaigns back to the medical record.
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Call for Innovative Research Projects: 10k to Improve Patient Health
QResearch® has announced details of this year's QInnovation Award which recognises innovative research to improve the nation's health - with a grant of up to £10,000 for the winner. Now in its second year, the award is inviting entries from UK research teams involved in projects that are likely to benefit patients or improve clinical care in primary, secondary or community health.
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Shearwater Throws its Weight Behind Mobile Clinical Applications
Dr Ian Denley and Markus Bolton have unveiled Shearwater Systems, a new company established with £2.16m of initial funding to develop mobile clinical applications and health records for the UK health and social care market. Canterbury-based Shearwater Systems has already taken on 15 staff, the majority of whom are technical. The team is developing a range of healthcare IT products including the Rapport Clinical Portal and the Rapport Patient Portal.
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NHS England to Join IMS MAXIMS at EHI Live to Talk Open Source
NHS England will be joining IMS MAXIMS on stand A44 at this year's annual EHI Live conference and exhibition on November 5-6 at the NEC, Birmingham. IMS MAXIMS is one of the first suppliers in the UK to discuss an open source package for patient administration systems and electronic patient records. Delegates are invited to the stand to find out more about open source and what it could mean for them.
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