According to the BBC, a recent report has found that Hospitals in the UK could help prevent thousands of deaths a year. The report states that hospitals with better use of Information Technology see a fall in deaths of emergency patients over the year. Univerity Hospital Birmingham have a system in place which the trust say has contributed to the 17% fall in deaths among these emergency patients. The system includes a reminder system...

Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow    23 & 24 August 2011 Tracline will be attending the NHS Scotland 2011 for the first time with Northgate managed services our partners in mobile point of care projects within Scotland. This leading healthcare event together with Northgate will provide Tracline an excellent opportunity to showcase our services and activities that help support the delivery of quality health...

Intel Blogger :Alex Gledhill | SMG (EMEA) | UK Healthcare Manager An ageing population and extreme pressure on costs means health services must take a more focused approach to their use of IT. As global populations age and the prevalence of chronic disease rises, it is increasingly clear that no country can deliver higher-quality, affordable healthcare without significantly reforming the way health systems function financially and...

Advanced Technical Support, Inc. (ATS), a leader in the development and deployment of innovative software, hardware and operational solutions, today introduced from the 2011 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition, ReadyDock:UV. Tested by microbiologists at Yale-New Haven Hospital, ReadyDock:UV provides chemical-free disinfection via germicidal light for the Motion® C5v Mobile...

There is growing pressure on NHS bodies to find ways to utilise their IT systems effectively. National Health Executive spoke to Brian Derry to find out more One of the key issues in healthcare at the moment is efficiency and how to achieve it without compromising on the quality of services provided to patients. This is a question which is being addressed by NHS managers for the forseeable future……. “The main issue for the...