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‘Digital transformation’, that somewhat overused and under-defined term in my opinion, is happening across the globe. The ultimate aims seem to be centered around increasing efficiencies in the delivery of care and improving patient outcomes – all laudable goals....

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed on August 21, 1996, with the dual goals of making healthcare delivery more efficient and increasing the number of Americans with health insurance coverage. This complex and comprehensive set of...

Switching to a new EHR system? You need to consider these 3 things for a successful EHR Migration Hospitals are always in the process of switching EHR systems. A report entitled "Acute Care EMR Decision Insights" from KLAS research found that it is the norm to have...

Addressing The Storage Crisis For Digital Pathology There are multiple drivers for change in histopathology across the NHS and private sectors. Pathology services are facing huge pressures through rising workloads, the increasing complexity of their work, and staff...

The funding for the NHS Frontline Digitisation initiative is imminent with the aim, according to Dr. Tim Ferris, the National Director of Transformation at NHS England and NHS Improvement and his Chief Information Officer, Simon Bolton; of “levelling-up acute sector...

In May of 2022, the UK government announced a program aimed at accelerating the adoption of the HIMSS Electronic Records Adoption Model (EMRAM) across the UK (albeit it’s referred to locally as ‘Minimal Digital Foundations’ and is subject to some variations to the...

John McCann, Vice President of Global Marketing at BridgeHead Software, offers a short review of his recent experience attending the MEDITECH User Network (MUN) 2022 event in Liverpool on 28-29th September.

The Cloud is here! Actually, we all know it’s been here for a while, but healthcare has been slow to make radical moves to Cloud adoption, preferring evolution over revolution. And with good cause – unlike other industries, healthcare needs to ensure that technology shifts, such as the move to Cloud, carry minimal risk for patients, finance, operations, and an organisation’s reputation.

A lot has changed since the first generation of electronic medical records (EMRs) hit the market in the ‘90s. New generations of EMRs, ambulatory systems, and other technologies have been implemented. This has left hospitals and care networks with too many overlapping or redundant solutions and siloed data sets – legacy applications. Many organizations are now considering why and how to retire these legacy applications. This article discusses the reasons and benefits of doing this.

Focus On People – an interview with Graham Belcher Continuing our series of staff interviews, we chatted to our Principal Professional Services Engineer, Graham Belcher, about life at BridgeHead, his hopes for healthcare and the three challenges customers face when...

A Q&A With Georgina Hurst On The Impact of COVID-19 On Elite Sport Question: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected professional sport in the UK? Professional sports organisations have been significantly impacted by the global pandemic. Firstly, sports teams,...

BridgeHead Software 25th Anniversary – an interview with Donna Daly BridgeHead Software has just finished celebrating its milestone 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we sat down with Donna Daly, our US-based Business Operations Manager, to explore her...