Sapna Davies and Hannah Cheesman using the Apollo EPR system on Powys Ward (Credit: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS…
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For all the strides made in recent years breaking down the many barriers to data interoperability across the healthcare ecosystem, challenges still remain. One of the biggest is sharing patient information between and among…
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The Endoscopy Integration Challenge
In today’s endoscopy departments, disconnected systems create significant workflow barriers. Image and video data generated during procedures often reside in separate systems from patient information. Furthermore, when biopsies are taken during…
A cancer diagnostic tool will be rolled out across the NHS to help cut treatment delays and boost survival rates, the government has announced.
The Cancer 360 tool, which is built into the federated data…
Community Health Systems has reportedly experienced IT outages at multiple hospitals after data accessed by its Oracle Health electronic health records system was deleted. The outage, which lasted five days, went largely unreported and was resolved…
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Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has awarded a contract to enable interoperability of the upcoming Shared Digital Health Record system.The organisation seeks to consolidate clinicians’ access to patient information nationwide.
In an update to…
A former employee of the National University Hospital in Singapore has been charged for illegally accessing sensitive patient information.Last year, the NUH filed a police report against Pubaneswary Poobalan, 39, after a complainant informed…
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Digital tools, including a patient optimisation eForm and a hospice data feed, have been launched in Kent to help improve prehabilitation and elective recovery.
The patient optimisation eForm was introduced in March 2025 to provide…
Mobile devices are helping healthcare organizations improve patient care, optimize workflows and enhance staff efficiency.One of the most critical aspects of this digital transformation is real-time access to patient data to enable better decision-making…
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NHS Lanarkshire is set to introduce eTriage, a digital check-in and triage system designed to improve patient safety.
eTriage, which will be launched in spring 2025, is an easy-to-use yet advanced digital system that involves the…
