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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Selects Specialist Partner to Improve Patient Data

Recently merged Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are working with Stalis, specialists in integrated care record solutions, to conduct a large-scale data migration and archive project ensuring only accurate, valid and complete data is fed into the trust's new electronic patient record (EPR) system for University Hospital Lewisham. The new EPR system is expected to have patient administration and clinical functionality for the trust.

iMDsoft Presents Unique Data Management Capabilities for ICUs

iMDsoft® is committed to providing clinical information systems that ensure the best possible intensive care. MetaVision® for critical care is built to deliver results in areas of the hospital with the highest cost, morbidity, mortality and revenue. With iMDsoft's sophisticated software, hospitals can quickly create significant value by cutting costs, capturing revenue, enforcing high-impact protocols at the point of care and improving clinical outcomes.

Hospitals to Benefit from New Data Management Solution from BridgeHead

Healthcare data management specialist, BridgeHead Software has launched HealthStore™ for FlexPod®. A data management solution, HealthStore is designed to provide hospitals with a comprehensive, end-to-end solution to manage all of the clinical and administrative data across the hospital enterprise - from critical applications such as Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems through to Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS).

Bristol Community Health Counting the Benefits of Mobile Technology

Bristol Community Health has reported improvements in staff satisfaction, patient experience, in addition to increased patient contact time, following the introduction of a community health mobile workflow management solution provided by TotalMobile. Speaking at the 10th Annual Mobile Healthcare Summit in Toronto recently, Julia Clarke, Chief Executive of Bristol Community Health reported that clinicians surveyed as part of the pilot are 35% more positive about their ability to do their job to a standard they are satisfied with and respondents feel 31% more able to manage caseload demands better.

Technology Transforming Referral Management at Lincolnshire Community

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) has deployed technology that allows healthcare professionals to proactively manage patient referrals and deliver care more efficiently out in the community. The deployment of Cayder's Patient Flow Management System supports a county-wide acute admissions reductions programme, which includes a focus on pro-active care, case management and early intervention to avert crisis and keep patients in the most appropriate care setting. The programme also responds in part to the significant growth in the number of people over the age of 85 in Lincolnshire.

Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund to Improve Efficiency and Save Money

Following a successful pilot programme to automate their paper-based pre-operative assessment process within the orthopaedic outpatient clinic, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has signed a five year contract with Caradigm to deploy its solutions trust-wide. The pilot used the Caradigm Intelligence Platform and self-service kiosks to collect pre-op assessment data from clinicians and patients.

Software Europe Adds 28 New NHS Customers in One Quarter

Software Europe, the provider of online expenses, contract and workflow management, has ended 2013 on a record high, adding 29 new clients in its third quarter. 28 of those clients are NHS providers. The new deals mean that Software Europe now administers over £65 million pounds of expenses to over 600,000 NHS employees across the UK. Software Europe's cloud-based Expenses Health product has been chosen in the third quarter by, amongst others, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust.

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