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Open standards, open data and open source are the way forward for NHS interoperability. 

While there's no universal standard for what constitutes a preventable ICU admission, those with chronic medical conditions may be good candidates.

The school is tasked with training the next generation of biomedical engineers and will offer multidisciplinary partnerships across the university's network.

Epic calculates vital signs and triggers alerts sent to caregivers by the communications platform. The sepsis program saves 40 lives a year at University of Utah Health.

Francisco Partners says it will be able to give resources to help the developer of laboratory information systems and point-of-care testing technology innovate its product offerings.

The health system will pilot new software from the startup, which makes cloud-based predictive tools aimed at the emergency department.

The industry already has seen some startups working with social determinants of health. Their number will only increase as healthcare moves to value-based care and needs more data.

Analytics solutions have been very effective toward improving clinical, financial and operational performance at healthcare organizations, according to a HIMSS Analytics and Dimensional Insight study of 109 senior healthcare executives.

New research funded by the government of Japan looks at the potential of collaboration for Japan and the UK to help reduce pressures on healthcare through the use of digital technology.

Last year, the Royal College of Surgeons found that NHS hospital trusts in England owned more than 8,200 fax machines, prompting the health secretary to order a complete phase-out by the end of March 2020.