Search Tag: Software

IT Management

New-software-will-deliver-better-care-for-millions-of-nhs-patients

2023 20 Nov

Next year, the NHS plans to launch new software aimed at delivering enhanced care to millions of patients. The goal is to consolidate existing NHS data currently distributed across separate NHS systems. This effort aims to facilitate easier access to key information for staff, ultimately improving the ability of staff to provide better and timelier...Read more

IT Management

Medtech-summit-2022-the-flagship-regulatory-event-of-the-year

2022 20 Jun

Hybird Event Find MedTech on Social Media   Read more

IT Management

10-key-factors-to-consider-when-choosing-rpa-software

2021 26 Jul

While it is widely accepted that menial tasks rob workers of time they could spend on more productive activities, time saving solutions are far and few between. However, IT experts say that when done right, RPA can banish lots of mindless chores.  Businesses use Robotic Process Automation or RPA software to create software bots that perform...Read more

IT Management

Software-identifies-covid-19-super-carriers

2020 16 Mar

A Polish company has developed software that deploys data to identify people at risk of carrying COVID-19.   The firm, DataWalk, taps into data like immigration records, mobile phone data and data about affected individuals to identify potential ‘super carriers’ who resist the disease and are unaware how widely they can infect others....Read more

IT Management

Bespoke-software-program-cuts-costs

2015 20 Sep

With increasing emphasis on value-based care, hospitals are coming under pressure to find ways to optimise staff and resource utilisation that leads to improved care quality and cost reduction. To save costs, hospitals must first find out exactly how much they are spending. A bespoke software program has helped the University of Utah Healthcare with...Read more

IT Management

Ehr-products-usability-testing-standards-ignored

2015 08 Sep

Researchers in the U.S. have discovered that vendors were not adhering to usability testing standards for electronic health record (EHR) products. This lack of adherence to usability testing may be a major factor contributing to the poor usability of many EHRs, leading to user frustration and safety risks, according to the research published in JAMA...Read more

IT Management

Can-software-improve-compliance

2015 04 Sep

Healthcare providers deal with numerous requirements from different regulatory bodies, and having a policy management system can help them stay up to date on these requirements and improve compliance. By automating policy management, hospitals can save time and money, as well as reduce risk, according to Saud Juman, CEO and founder of PolicyMedical,...Read more

IT Management

Europe-s-growing-need-for-lab-data-management-solutions

2015 29 Jun

Investments in cloud-based laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are part of Europe’s eHealth strategy. Specifically, increasing demand for genetic and molecular testing data management solutions will drive growth in Europe's LIMS market, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Market revenues are estimated to reach $394.1 million...Read more

IT Management

Software-improves-accuracy-of-spinal-surgery

2015 14 Apr

A software program that can be easily integrated with current procedures allows surgeons to better distinguish between vertebrae during spinal surgery. The first clinical evaluation of the LevelCheck software, which won an award from the North American Spine Society for Spine Technology of the Year, indicate that it achieves 100 percent accuracy in...Read more

IT Management

Epic-to-open-its-ehr-system-to-customers-for-app-development

2015 23 Feb

IT giant Epic Systems (WI, USA) is set to launch an app store that will allow third-party companies to develop products in tandem with the vendor's EHR system, which is the most commonly used across hospitals and physician practices. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the app store was announced by Mark Bakken, co-founder and former CEO...Read more

IT Management

New-screening-software-for-primary-immunodeficiency

2015 17 Jan

New York’s Jeffrey Modell Foundation has launched new software which can recognise and track signs of primary immunodeficiency, a constellation of approximately 150 disorders which often go undiagnosed with costly consequences. The software is now being pilot-tested by three health systems and one academic medical centre in the Midwestern United States....Read more

IT Management

Hospital-takes-proactive-approach-to-mhealth-app-development

2015 05 Jan

As healthcare entities embrace the ways in which technology can improve care delivery, some institutions are bucking the trend toward software standardisation and opting to build customised platforms. One such organisation is New York-Presbyterian Hospital, which is developing its own mobile software and apps aimed at an improved patient experience. ...Read more

IT Management

Protecting-hospitals-from-it-failures

2014 14 Jul

Malfunctioning software systems and those hampered by glitches threaten the economic and functional health of hospital systems. The major problems with the HealthCare.gov website, designed to assist Americans with enrolment in health insurance exchanges as part of the Affordable Care Act, is only one well-known example. Technical problems in four states...Read more

IT Management

Conhit-2014-synopsis-focus-on-patients-and-processes

2014 08 May

An interview with congress Gold Partner Agfa HealthCare GmbH: Michael Strüter, Managing Director Hospital information systems are a huge toolbox offering many functions. But what if users are unable to find the tools they need? Michael Strüter, managing director Agfa HealthCare GmbH and head of Sales IT and Imaging DACH, explains why it is time...Read more

IT Management

Centro-diagnostico-italiano-2-0-exam-results-at-the-touch-of-an-app

2014 01 Apr

The Centro Diagnostico Italiano in Milan, Italy, has launched its first app, giving access to the over 600,000 patients who frequent its 21 centres annually to view their test results on their Android tablet, smartphone, iPad or iPhone.   Offering patients the possibility to arrange their own results in a computerised health...Read more

IT Management

Major-healthcare-it-contract-awarded-to-siemens

2014 31 Mar

Two Dutch university hospitals awarded €50 million contract  One of the largest Healthcare IT contracts to date for Siemens Siemens’ Healthcare Sector has won contracts from two Dutch university hospitals, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), to supply, implement,...Read more

IT Management

Himss-2014-improved-care-team-communications-through-mobile-heartbeat-cure

2014 30 Jan

Consolidating clinical communications, patient-centric workflow and a real-time clinical team directory, a secure smartphone application connects all members of a patient’s care team and enables better patient care at a lower cost. Mobile Heartbeat launches Mobile Heartbeat CURE (Clinical Urgent REsponse), a smartphone application enabling secure...Read more

IT Management

Uk-trust-enhances-patient-data-accuracy-with-innovative-software

2013 20 Dec

Quicksilva’s orQestra now boosting patient data accuracy in radiology and audiology departments with access to Personal Demographics Service NHS staff at Medway NHS Foundation Trust are being given real-time access to the NHS’s Personal Demographic Service (PDS), with a new software system from Quicksilva, an independent supplier of healthcare...Read more

IT Management

Carestream-to-supply-pacs-archiving-and-teleradiology-solutions-to-french-region

2013 27 Nov

Carestream Health in France has been selected to provide shared PACS and RIS services and teleradiology support in the Midi-Pyrénées region. The tender process was supported by Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire (GCS) Télésanté Midi-Pyrénées and will allow all medical imaging produced in the region to be shared.  This developmental project...Read more

IT Management

Rsna-2013-intelerad-blackford-analysis-partnership-to-automate-multi-study-image-comparisons

2013 26 Nov

Blackford’s advanced registration technology to be integrated with InteleViewer to facilitate the comparison of current and prior studies   Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS, RIS and workflow solutions, has begun a technology partnership with Blackford Analysis, a provider of software products that...Read more

IT Management

Barco-brainlab-collaboration-sets-new-standards-for-medical-content-distribution-in-or

2013 22 Nov

Enterprise visualization expert Barco and German-based medical technology innovator Brainlab AG announce their collaboration to provide an innovative approach to distributing and sharing medical content. In today’s increasingly complex operating rooms, BuzzTM - Digital O.R. by Brainlab, together with Nexxis, an IP-centric solution for image and audio...Read more