UK Trusts Learning about Methodology which Saves Lives
Virginia Mason Institute has recently provided lean healthcare training at Cerner Limited offices for four trusts. As the educational arm of Virginia Mason Institute, one of the safest healthcare providers in the world, the institute teaches organisations worldwide how to use the lean processes of the Virginia Mason Production System to improve safety, quality and the patient experience.
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iMDsoft to Present New Version of Its Clinical Information System at ICS State of the Art Meeting
iMDsoft will be presenting the MetaVision clinical information system for intensive care at the ICS State of the Art Meeting in London. Fukuda Denshi, which distributes MetaVision ICU in the UK, will be showcasing the system at their booth.
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Caradigm to Launch Mobile Solution for the Hospital Ward Round
Caradigm is planning to launch its new Ward Round application, a solution for hospital wards that will help replace existing paper-based processes for collecting information at the point of care. The ward round is where patient care is reviewed and planned, and consequently where most clinical decisions are made and reviewed: what tests to order, what treatments to change and when the patient is safe to be discharged.
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St. George's Goes Live with First-of-Type Cerner Critical Care System
St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust has become the first trust in the UK to implement Cerner's critical care solution with device integration, driving improvements to clinical quality and efficiency in St. George's paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
The iBus CareAware solution gathers real time readings from bedside monitors and ventilators in the PICU.
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FICHe Open Call Attracts over 300 European eHealth SMEs and Startups
The Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) accelerator attracted European eHealth SMEs and startups: In total 308 applications were submitted in a period of 6 weeks. Top three countries are Spain (68 applications), Finland (60 applications), and Netherlands (48 applications). Each of the applicants have the chance to receive up to € 217.000 in funding to speed up their process to go from idea to market.
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New Project to Develop Mobile Digital Records for Epilepsy Treatment
A consortium led by UK healthcare software specialist Shearwater Systems has been awarded £722,000 funding by Innovate UK to help improve the treatment and quality of life of people with epilepsy. In addition to Shearwater Systems, the other consortium members are Graphnet Health, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of Kent.
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Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital and Hitachi Agree to Begin Studies Targeting Joint Development of IT Driven Solutions
Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, "Hitachi") have reached an agreement to undertake studies targeting joint development of solutions for increasing the efficiency of hospital management using IT.
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Virginia Mason Institute has recently provided lean healthcare training at Cerner Limited offices for four trusts. As the educational arm of Virginia Mason Institute, one of the safest healthcare providers in the world, the institute teaches organisations worldwide how to use the lean processes of the Virginia Mason Production System to improve safety, quality and the patient experience. 
iMDsoft will be presenting the MetaVision clinical information system for intensive care at the ICS State of the Art Meeting in London. Fukuda Denshi, which distributes MetaVision ICU in the UK, will be showcasing the system at their booth. 
Caradigm is planning to launch its new Ward Round application, a solution for hospital wards that will help replace existing paper-based processes for collecting information at the point of care. The ward round is where patient care is reviewed and planned, and consequently where most clinical decisions are made and reviewed: what tests to order, what treatments to change and when the patient is safe to be discharged. 
The Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) accelerator attracted European eHealth SMEs and startups: In total 308 applications were submitted in a period of 6 weeks. Top three countries are Spain (68 applications), Finland (60 applications), and Netherlands (48 applications). Each of the applicants have the chance to receive up to € 217.000 in funding to speed up their process to go from idea to market. 
A consortium led by UK healthcare software specialist Shearwater Systems has been awarded £722,000 funding by Innovate UK to help improve the treatment and quality of life of people with epilepsy. In addition to Shearwater Systems, the other consortium members are Graphnet Health, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of Kent. 
Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, "Hitachi") have reached an agreement to undertake studies targeting joint development of solutions for increasing the efficiency of hospital management using IT.