Sixteen healthcare IT predictions for 2016
What are the themes that will shape healthcare IT over the coming year? Digital Health News asked some well known national figures, information governance experts, and suppliers for their ideas.
Feature
Open source e-prescribing in pipeline
An electronic prescribing system open sourced for the NHS may be introduced at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Clinical Software
Open source EHR live at Taunton
Open source electronic patient record system openMAXIMS has gone live for the first time at an NHS foundation trust while another has gone live with CSC’s Lorenzo.
Clinical Software
Joe’s view of choice
Joe McDonald has been to Croatia. Where his yacht lacked the promised wi-fi. Which made him think of his first stethoscope. Which brought his thoughts back to NHS IT.
CCIO Network
Code4Health sets challenges
NHS England has launched Code4Health challenges for people wanting to get involved in developing clinical software.
Digital Patient
Walton Centre develops E-Obs in-house
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust has completed the roll-out of an electronic observations system that was developed in-house.
Clinical Software
Spine2 cuts response times
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has marked the first anniversary of Spine 2 by releasing figures showing that it has dramatically improved response times for users.
Infrastructure
Tom’s digital disruptors: NHS Hack Day
NHS Hack Days puts people with problems and people with IT skills together in a room. But what is the lasting impact? Thomas Meek finds out ahead of the next NHS Hack Day next weekend.
Feature
Wye Valley second trust for openMaxims
Wye Valley NHS Trust has signed a five-year deal with IMS Maxims to implement its open source electronic patient record openMaxims.
Clinical Software
Open source ‘super CIC’ created
NHS England has set up a ‘super CIC’ to act as a centre of excellence and attract funding for open source projects within health and social care.
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