Hearst Health International announced that OptimiseRx has become the first solution to be procured by a federation of five London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) under a new procurement framework from NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS). 
Diabetes Tools has been nominated for Best Mobile Innovation for Health in the GSMA's 2016 Global Mobile Awards for its TriabetesClinic online decision support service that puts medical apps at the heart of diabetes treatment for insulin-dependent children, both in hospital and remotely at home. 
This week sees the release of the latest version of the IMS MAXIMS open source electronic patient record (EPR), openMAXIMS, which includes all of the enhancements made for Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Taunton was the first trust to go live with the software and has been working closely with IMS MAXIMS on the new functionality. 
Aridhia has announced that it is among 36 organisations behind a ground-breaking Innovative Medicines Initiative research programme that aims to build a platform for efficient testing of innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer's dementia. 
Healthcare IT heavyweight James Norman has joined the industry advisory panel of well renowned healthcare PR and marketing agency Highland Marketing. Currently UK Public Sector chief information officer for EMC, and former Director of IM&T at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norman brings over 20 years' experience 
iMDsoft announced that the MetaVision clinical information system was successfully implemented in more than 45 anaesthesia and critical care units across the globe over the past 12 months. 
Experienced healthcare technology company leader Gordon Lorimer has been appointed as managing director for Cambio Healthcare Systems in the UK and Ireland to grow the Swedish firm's EPR presence in the region.