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By Sophie Porter | 08:14 am | May 20, 2020
The combined group will create the first integrated platform connecting patients, healthcare providers and healthcare information systems.
By Sophie Porter | 09:05 am | May 15, 2020
Also, commercial results of the national testing programme in this week's Healthcare IT News roundup.
HIMSS Europe 2020
By Sophie Porter | 04:43 am | May 12, 2020
A recent HIMSS Nordic Community webinar – moderated by Bogi Eliasen, HIMSS Future50 and director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies – addressed how Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway have enabled a sustainable human-centred health environment that influenced their crisis management during the pandemic.
By Sophie Porter | 05:58 am | May 05, 2020
The response of the non-acute parts of the Italian healthcare system was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by HIMSS.
By Sophie Porter | 02:29 am | May 04, 2020
As a result of COVID-19, the UK has turned decisively to the tech sector to provide them with health solutions. But some places were more prepared than others. In the recent techUK webinar, ‘COVID-19: How Yorkshire’s health tech cluster is responding’, local experts discussed how the already strong integration of digital health tools benefited the ease and speed of the region’s pandemic response.
By Sophie Porter | 02:46 am | May 01, 2020
Also - Dutch company offers free analysis of COVID-19 CT scans.
By Sophie Porter | 01:10 pm | April 28, 2020
Preparedness, communication and a willingness to innovate are some ways in which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have adapted their healthcare systems in response to COVID-19. 
By Sophie Porter | 01:05 pm | April 28, 2020
The platform has enabled urgent access to patient’s medical history to frontline healthcare workers
By Sophie Porter | 03:12 am | April 22, 2020
Sunderland Royal Hospital was recently awarded Stage 6 on the EMRAM by HIMSS. The general medical and surgical hospital is part of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, a recognised Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), and has over 54,000 inpatient stays per year. The Trust has significant buy-in from senior hospital staff and management supporting the hospital’s digital development. During the assessment, it was noted that staff were comfortable and competent managing the software and responded positively to its implementation. WHY IT MATTERS EMRAM, or the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, measures the adoption and maturity of a health facility’s EMR capabilities from 0 to 7. It was devised by HIMSS, the owner of Healthcare IT News. John Rayner, the regional director for EMEA at HIMSS Analytics Solutions, commended Sunderland Royal: “The hospital is virtually paperless, and what little paper there is gets scanned into the electronic patient record in a timely manner. The organisation has really embraced the power of technology into clinical processes and nursing workflows to an extent where all clinicians are now totally reliant on electronic systems.” The paper usage at the hospital is limited to very particular services, such as consent forms, theatre tray tracking forms and anaesthetic and ICU observation charts. The hospital was also praised for its centralised LIMS and their plans to store most, if not all, their clinical images in the same store. THE LARGER PICTURE The GDE programme was set up in 2016 to recognise, promote and support digital adoption and innovation in NHS trusts. In December 2019, following the launch of NHSX, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced a new ‘digital aspirant’ scheme to aid digital advancement in English hospitals. ON THE RECORD Director of information management and technology at Sunderland Royal Hospital, Andrew Hart, described the efforts of the hospital: “Core to this success has been our deployment approach, ensuring IT programmes are always clinically led, with clear ownership and accountability. In parallel, our clinical colleagues are supported extensively by the IT team and our EPR supplier, MEDITECH.” “I am delighted to see the work the Trust has done in partnership with MEDITECH recognised by this independent accreditation,” said Kevin Joisce, associate medical director for health informatics at Sunderland Royal Hospital. “As a clinician I have no doubt the use of the EMR enhances the care I deliver. The access to information, embedded decision support tools and interoperability with other partner organisations reduces risk and improves patient outcomes. The clinical governance of the Trust is built upon the foundations of the EMR.’’
COVID-19
By Sophie Porter | 09:18 am | April 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the uptake of digital health solutions in a way not hitherto experienced by the sector.

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