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Tim Kelsey, Commissioning Board Director of Informatics, recently warned that some hospitals had little over a year to meet an NHS Commissioning Board deadline for upgrading to electronic patient record (EPR) systems. This is a tough deadline and one that is...

By Tim Kaschinske @TimKaschinske Part 3 of 3 This is part 3 of 3 in a blog series intended to provide best practice information on using file-level protection within a hospital environment. For full information and context you can read Part 1 and Part 2, posted on Feb...

With the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) slowly winding down, Trusts are in the process of considering their options regarding their PACS environments. This means many trusts are deciding to extend their PACS contract to allow them more time todo this. However, each...

We often get asked for advice on data migration, and the first thing we then ask is: “What are you migrating from and what do you want to migrate to?” This question is often met by a deathly silence. Whilst this may appear to be a simple question, many...

By Tim Kaschinske @TimKaschinske This is part 2 of 3 in a blog series intended to provide best practice information on using file-level protection within a hospital environment. Part 1 of this series was published during the week of Feb 4; Part 3 will be published...

Although it has not yet officially been announced, there have been reports by Government Computing that the NHS Commissioning Board is set to appoint Ming Tang, managing director at NHS South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Unit, as the new director for...

By Tim Kaschinske @TimKaschinske This is part 1 of 3 in a blog series intended to provide best practice information on using file-level protection within a hospital environment. PACS image archive protection is best understood within the context of the entire of suite...

Big Data is in the press a lot at the moment. However, ‘Big Data’ means a lot of things to a lot of different people. Within healthcare, the digitisation of patient records, combined with the emergence of electronic medical records (EMRs), has meant that the volume...

We recently saw a presentation by Max Clarke, PACS Manager at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who discussed the procurement procedure and different strategies to consider when replacing your PACS. She highlighted some of the key...

2012 was a year of significant change in the healthcare industry, especially as it pertained to the evolving role of IT. From federal standards guarding patient privacy to innovations that aim to deliver new levels of interconnectivity long absent in the hospital...

Sometimes we can learn a thing or two from our colleagues overseas when it comes to healthcare. Take for example, Singapore, who it seems is leading the way in innovation by providing first class patient care with the experience of a luxury hotel – where patients can...

By Tim Kaschinske @TimKaschinske [Worldwide comment] Recently, at one of our company events, we invited a PACS administrator who works with BridgeHead to come and speak with us at an internal company meeting. The story that he told about a day in his life underscored...