Tunstall Joins Innovative Partnership to Improve Telehealthcare Service Delivery in Hampshire
Tunstall Healthcare, the leading provider of telehealth and telecare solutions, has joined the Argenti Telehealthcare Partnership to deliver telecare services to vulnerable adults in Hampshire. The Argenti Telehealthcare Partnership is led by PA Consulting and comprises Tunstall Healthcare, O2, CareCalls, Medvivo and Magna Careline.
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Carestream Digital X-ray System Receives Top Award from Leading Research Organisation
For the second time in one month, Carestream Health has again earned a top rating from medical professionals using a Carestream digital X-ray system as reported by KLAS, an independent research organisation that monitors healthcare vendor performance.
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(Opinion Article) Paperless NHS: Not without Caldicott2
By Tim Dunn, General Manager, FairWarning.
A few weeks after the publication of the Caldicott2 recommendations and having had time to review them in detail, I can only applaud the outcome of the huge task undertaken by Dame Fiona and her team. Not only does the report mark a decisive step forward for patient privacy, it lays the foundation for building a secure and trusted digital healthcare system and the achievement of a paperless NHS by 2018.
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(Opinion Article) NHS' Technology Strategy Needs to Go that Extra Mile for Frontline Staff
By Colin Reid, Chief Executive of TotalMobile.
We are on a journey. The Department of Health's (DH) first mandate told the then NHS Commissioning Board where we needed to get to in order to deliver an improved national health service. The DH's 'Power of Information' strategy plotted the routes of healthcare providers, commissioners and technology suppliers to drive better heath, care and support.
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Agfa HealthCare Proves the Interoperability of ORBIS, IMPAX EE and HYDMedia in 2013 IHE Connectathon
Agfa HealthCare announces its successful participation in the IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) initiative's 13th European Connectathon in Istanbul, Turkey. The event tests the integration capabilities of hospital information systems (HIS), picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and other healthcare solutions in a controlled environment.
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Philips MRI Scanner to be Used in Prestigious 6 Year Project
Scientists from Guys' and St Thomas', King's College, London, Imperial College, London and University of Oxford will use a Philips state-of-the-art MRI scanner combined with specially developed imaging techniques to investigate the wombs of pregnant women and image their babies' brains, even while the fetuses are moving.
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NHS Foundation Trust Hospital to Deliver Coordinated Care with Sunrise Clinical Manager
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has successfully implemented Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM). The activation occurred the weekend of June 8th; three months ahead of schedule, and on budget. Sunrise Clinical Manager is an acute care Electronic Health Record. The new system will help Salford Royal, one of the UK's highest regarded healthcare providers, transform its caregiving.
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