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Opinion Article: How the NHS Can Sweat its Data Assets

By Dr. Chris Tackaberry, CEO of Clinithink.
At a time of increasing demand and dwindling resources, organisations such as the NHS have an opportunity to exploit two of the most valuable assets they already hold, that is information about those who use its services, and the technology to record this. NHS hospitals are able to use an electronic patient record (EPR) as the system to bring these assets together.

Nurses under Pressure: Shouting out for Better Technology

By Julia Ball, Assistant Director of Nursing from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL)
During 2013/14, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) treated 1,194,000 patients (or 3,271 patients per day). With the volume of patients set to rise year-on-year, we need to better equip our staff to cope with the additional pressures that will bring.

Opinion Article: Open source Needs to be Approached with Caution

By Andy Clegg, Clinical Consultant, Orion Health
As a clinical consultant representing a proprietary software supplier in healthcare, you may be surprised to hear that I believe the attention that open source software is receiving in the marketplace is positive. This is not because open source can solve all of the current IT challenges within the healthcare service, but because it has the potential to drive a new level of innovation throughout the industry.

Opinion Article: Revolution or Evolution in Personal Health Record (PHR)?

By Rok Vrbica, CEO of CodeMonkee.
PHR (personal health record) is a health record where health data of a patient is maintained by the patient. Majority of today’s solutions are web-based applications. While mobile apps are focused mainly on a single problem, web solutions are comprehensive PHRs.

Opinion Article: Opening Up to Open Source

By Shane Tickell, CEO of IMS MAXIMS.
A year ago I declared that IMS MAXIMS was considering making its MAXIMS PAS and EPR available as an open source solution to the NHS. At that point, we were "far from committed to the model" but were engaging with our customers, sounding out the market and getting to grips with the benefits for both IMS MAXIMS and the wider health economy.

Opinion Article: With Choice Comes Responsibility

By Malcolm Senior, director of informatics at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
"Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black" were the famous words by Henry Ford, one of the first to master the principles of mass production. Over a century later, you can buy a car in nearly any colour you want, complete with a range of ‘mod cons’, through a financial package tailored to your affordability.

(Opinion Article) Mobile Technology: Switching on Community Healthcare

By Colin Reid, CEO, TotalMobile.
As care continues to shift further away from the hospital environment to a more local setting, it has never been more important to find innovative solutions to boost productivity for staff working in the community. Yet, as profound technology advances continue to revolutionise the way we conduct our lives, from online banking to Internet shopping, it seems that the NHS is failing to keep up.

Opinion News

Opinion Article: How the NHS Can Sweat its Data Assets

Nurses under Pressure: Shouting out for Better Technology

Opinion Article: Open source Needs to be Approached with Caution

Opinion Article: Revolution or Evolution in Personal Health Record (PHR)?

Opinion Article: Opening Up to Open Source

Opinion Article: With Choice Comes Responsibility

(Opinion Article) Mobile Technology: Switching on Community Healthcare

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