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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...

[UK comment] I recently read an article on The Register whereby a patient had requested a copy of an ultrasound image of his heart taken eight years ago. The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said it would cost around £2,000 to retrieve the image from its data...

[Worldwide comment] One of the uncovered stories of RSNA 2012 is the increasing competition for mindshare among healthcare PACS administrators by those offering Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) technologies. In a press announcement released just prior to RSNA on 19 Nov,...

[Worldwide comment from BridgeHead Solutions Consultant, Tim Kaschinske - @TimKaschinske] Two weeks ago at RSNA 2012, BridgeHead Software introduced a new white paper which identifies three often overlooked threats to the availability of PACS images. Leading...

[UK comment] I read a great article in the October 4th issue of Health Service Journal (HSJ) that had a simple headline posing the question, "What’s at the heart of integrated care?" At first glance, you might think this would elicit a complex answer – but, actually I...

[North America comment] Last week, hurricane Sandy hit close to home for many of us at BridgeHead Software. Our North American operations are headquartered just outside of Boston, in Woburn Massachusetts. Many of our employees – including myself – live and work along...

[UK comment from BridgeHead CEO, Jim Beagle] It is very good to see someone this senior in the NHS has recognised the importance of data and the central role it plays in affecting a positive healthcare experience and outcome. Tim Kelsey, the National Director for...

[UK comment] Managing the complexities of growing data is an issue that many healthcare organisations are struggling to grasp. But are NHS and private hospitals rising to these challenges? Some are. The London Clinic’s Director of IT, Mike Roberts, has a vision he...