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The British Journal of
Healthcare Computing & Information Management |
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Features |
Home is where the best heart
care is
Joshua Rowe, of telemedicine specialist Broomwell Healthwatch,
explains how a cardiac telemedicine service can improve patient care
whilst cutting the cost of congestive heart failure (CHF). May 2008
The Doctor's viewpoint:
Intelligent medical IT
Dr Sebastian Zeki gives a personal insight into life on the front line
for a user of hospital IT systems. This month he gives his five
basic principles for the design of successful IT systems.
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 Using
GIS to get foundation trust membership right from the start
Paul Smith of Active Solutions Europe discusses the
applications of geographic and demographic information in the pre-
and post- authorisation phases of foundation trusts. April 2008.
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News |
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Systems integration |
West London Mental
Health Trust optimises IT help desk support
To support 2,500 members of staff across 30 sites, help desk
optimisation was needed to improve service delivery. IT
business management (ITBM) software has enabled the trust to
customise processes around the requirements of staff and
monitor and analyse work performed by the support team,
reducing human error while increasing the quality of
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Electronic referrals |
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Automated referrals reduce
waiting times for North Staffordshire orthopaedic service
Paper-based methods were leading to long delays in getting patients
referred to musculoskeletal services and inefficiencies in managing
records. The development of an electronic referral and discharge
system for its SMASHERS project reduced referral time to hours, and
streamlined document management. April 2008.
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