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Keep up to date with the latest in healthcare industry news and trends.

31 Jan 2013

Morecambe Bay to give Lorenzo Masterclass

Speakers from University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust will present its experience of implementing CSC’s Lorenzo EPR at the NHS Productivity – Transforming Healthcare conference.

29 Nov 2012

Think again about Lorenzo

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has been under intense scrutiny for its implementation of Lorenzo, but is now keen to talk about what it has achieved. EHealth Insider editor Jon Hoeksma went to the trust to see progress for himself.

29 Nov 2012

Users at the heart of Lorenzo

The inaugural meeting of the new Lorenzo User Group marked a new chapter in the Lorenzo story.

13 Nov 2012

Lorenzo Emergency Care live at Royal Lancaster Infirmary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay installs Lorenzo Emergency Care at second hospital.

29 Mar 2012

Expert View: Andrew Broadway

Our enterprise scheduling product manager explains how scheduling can help trusts make the best use of their resources, and improve the patient experience.

01 Feb 2012

e-prescribing slashes hospital medication errors

Medication errors can be reduced by 66% with electronic prescribing technology, says new study by the University of Sydney.

01 Dec 2011

Real-time ward visibility at Pennine Acute

iSOFT's new VisiWard e-whiteboard shows improvements in efficiency and patient safety at Pennine Acute.

11 Nov 2011

iSOFT hits right note with NextGen

iSOFT creates buzz in pathology circles with NextGen laboratory product.

27 Oct 2011

Road to Wembley

Hand-written prescriptions continue to put patients at risk NHS managers and pharmacists were told at an iSOFT-organised conference.

20 Sep 2011

Pharmacy expert prescribes IT for medicines management

NHS cutbacks create an even greater need for e-prescribing and medicines management solutions, says independent pharmacy expert Steve Freeborn.

19 Sep 2011

Survey reveals alarming lack of IT in theatre and ICU

Survey shows the dependency on paper in operating theatres and ICU remains, despite the risks, waste and delays.

14 Sep 2011

eClinical trial technologies

iSOFT recently hosted the eClinical Forum to discuss how existing and emerging healthcare environments impact on clinical trials, and the future role of eClinical trial technologies.

06 Aug 2011

ePMA - ten pitfalls to avoid

iSOFT's Gary Mooney lists the top ten pitfalls to avoid when implementing an e-prescribing and medicines management (ePMA) solution.

28 Jun 2011

Survey reveals alarming lack of IT in theatre and ICU

Survey shows the dependency on paper in operating theatres and ICU remains, despite the risks, waste and delays.

21 Jun 2011

Calling all nurses............

e-prescribing and medicines management (ePMA) will have the greatest impact on nurses, argues iSOFT's principal consultant Gary Mooney in his latest blog post.

31 May 2011

Study: More providers now on e-prescribing bandwagon

The number of US e-prescribers grew from 74,000 to 234,000 in two years, according to a new study.

28 Dec 2010

iSOFT at Arab Health 2012

iSOFT will be exhibiting at this year's Arab Health conference. Come and see us on stand 34 to find out more about our solutions and services

05 Oct 2010

DoH seeks patient self-monitoring IT to aid NHS savings

Technology that enables patients to monitor their own conditions could help the NHS meet part of its £20bn cost-savings programme, said the Department of Health's CIO.

05 Aug 2010

Mayo Clinic to launch social media center

The new Center for Social Media, slated to launch at Mayo Clinic in late September, seeks to accelerate effective social media use at the clinic.

05 Aug 2010

Social Media in the NHS

NHS Salford has devised an innovative knowledge sharing chat via Twitter to discuss the use of social media within the NHS.

20 Apr 2010

Sussex Partnership may move to Lorenzo

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five-year deal with iSOFT that includes an option for it to become an early adopter of Lorenzo.

09 Sep 2009

Innovative IT key to NHS success

Innovative IT solutions promoting information sharing are key to reducing waste and risk while boosting patient outcomes, iSOFT tells government's innovation lead.