Intouch with Health Uses InterSystems Ensemble to Connect NHS's Largest Self-Service Kiosk Deployment
InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care, today announced that its partner Intouch with Health Ltd has used InterSystems EnsembleĀ®, a rapid integration platform, to connect patient self-service kiosks at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust. In the UK's largest deployment of its kind, a total of 30 kiosks implemented in Leeds General Infirmary, St James's University Hospital, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Dental Institute, Seacroft Hospital, and Wharfedale Hospital now enable on average 11,000 new and existing patients to use self-check-in facilities every month.
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Royal Cornwall Transforms Night Handover Process with Hospitals at Night System
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is now able to manage clinical teams and medical tasks more efficiently and effectively throughout the night, leading to improved patient safety, following the deployment of a Hospital at Night system.
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Tunstall Highlights Telehealthcare Successes at the National Children & Adult Services Conference 2013
Tunstall Healthcare, the leading provider of telehealth and telecare solutions, will be highlighting results from some of its key telehealthcare programmes at this year's National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) in Harrogate.
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Philips Installs First Allura Centron Interventional X-ray System in Europe
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) announces the first European installation of its new Allura Centron interventional X-ray (iXR) system - at the Clinique Pasteur in Toulouse, France. The Allura Centron system is designed for cardiac and electrophysiology procedures but can also be used effectively in neurological and vascular procedures. As part of the well-known Allura family of systems, it builds on proven technology to offer excellent image quality, ease of use and a familiar workflow.
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Philips Collaborates with Accenture to Create First Proof of Concept for Delivering Vital Patient Data via Google Glass
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG AEX: PHIA) and Accenture (NYSE: CAN) announced the creation of a proof-of-concept demonstration that uses a Google Glass⢠head-mounted display for researching ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of performing surgical procedures. The demonstration connects Google Glass to Philips IntelliVue Solutions and proves the concept of seamless transfer of patient vital signs into Google Glass, potentially providing clinicians with hands-free access to critical clinical information.
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3000 GP Practices Now Use EMIS Web
EMIS - the UK leader in clinical IT systems for joined-up care - has announced a major landmark in the rollout of EMIS Web. Over 3,000 GP practices have now moved to the company's transformational healthcare system. The full scale of EMIS Web's impact was revealed at the EMIS National User Group conference in Nottingham yesterday (3 October 2013) with the news that over 4 million consultations are now recorded on EMIS Web every week.
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation Celebrates Life Science Innovation
Johnson & Johnson Innovation today announced several new collaborations in the European region to coincide with a 'Celebration of Life Science Innovation' event, hosted by its London Innovation Centre. The event brings together UK life science leaders and scientists from the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to celebrate promising advances and discuss novel collaboration models to deliver better healthcare solutions for patients around the world.
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