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Opinion Article: Could the NHS be the Most Powerful IT Customer in the World?

By Jane Rendall, UK Managing Director at Sectra.
When I started my career as a radiographer some 20 years ago, I was in awe of the NHS. Its brand and its sheer size was and still is like no other organisation anywhere in the world. But it did not take long to learn that this national institution does not fully harness its potential reach, power and influence as a provider or as a customer.

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 News

Opinion Article: Could the NHS be the Most Powerful IT Customer in the World?

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

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