Joe’s View: Santa, this is unsustainable
Santa was buckling under the strain – until Mrs Claus came up with a plan. Joe McDonald’s Christmas column this year looks at whether this festive tale could hold a lesson for the NHS.A…
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Tag: EPRs
A way forward for NHS trusts struggling to implement electronic patient records
CCIO Penny Kechagioglou explains why it can be so difficult to fully implement EPRs, and suggests key steps to remove the barriers to successThe NHS Long Term Plan set the goal of digitally enabling…
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East Suffolk and North Essex pick Epic as preferred EPR supplier
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Epic as preferred supplier in their procurement for an Electronic Patient Record (EPR).Digital Health News understands that Epic emerged as the clear winner in…
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AI and Data start-ups should see NHS organisations as partners – Harrison
The most successful start-ups in the NHS will be those that see their relationship with the health service as a partnership, Professor Joe Harrison, national director of the NHS App has told Digital Health…
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ICS digital leaders prioritising Shared Health and Care Records
A new snapshot survey of Integrated Care System digital leaders has identified Shared Health and Care Records as their highest digital priority, followed by health provider digitisation.When asked to rank the highest local digital…
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Disrupting boundaries key to future of digital leadership
Breaking out of professional silos and establishing connections across organisational boundaries will be crucial to the future of digital transformation, newly appointed National Chief Clinical Information Officer Melanie Iles and National Chief Nursing Information…
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Converge around the person, not the technology
The debate on EPR convergence needs to acknowledge the inescapable variety of the health and care landscape, and put people first, writes Alastair AllenJust over a year ago Tim Ferris announced plans to converge…
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Patients Know Best announces 6B as new tech partner
Patients Know Best has named its new technology partner, with Yorkshire-based tech consultancy 6B now responsible for designing bespoke integrations with NHS EPRs to help improve efficiencies.6B’s primary objective will be to design enhanced…
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Following Ferris: assessing the impact of Dr Tim Ferris on NHS IT
With news that Dr Tim Ferris is to depart as NHS England’s transformation director in September, Digital Health News editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma considers what has been his track record on digitising the NHS and…
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NHS should never treat EPRs as IT projects says Oracle Cerner UK VP
The UK vice president and general manager of Oracle Cerner, Distie Profit, has said that the NHS should never treat the implementation of electronic patient records (EPRs) as IT projects and instead should view…
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