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NHS Scotland chooses InterSystems Ensemble for healthcare
integration platform
26 April 2010
NHS Scotland has chosen InterSystems Ensemble to integrate
clinical and healthcare management applications in Scotland.
The platform will facilitate the delivery of healthcare improvement
as described in the Scottish Better Health, Better Care Action Plan
and the eHealth Strategy 2008-2011. The Strategy aims to improve patient
care through better use of information technology to improving access to
health information, joined-up GP and hospital services and quicker test
and diagnostic results.
The use of a common integration platform will enhance the secure flow
of clinical and non-clinical information to improve patient safety and
clinical outcomes. It will enable the efficient management of costs, for
example, through standardisation and component re-use. Additional
benefits will be realised from integrating existing applications and
building on prior IT investments.
Ensemble is an integral part of Scotland’s Patient Management System
that uses InterSystems TrakCare, a healthcare information system.
Robin Wright, Chair of the eHealth Leads Group said: “This
incremental programme will help Scottish hospitals move towards their
vision of a paperless working environment, streamline patient services,
bring about faster diagnosis and treatment and aid the development of a
virtual electronic health record.”
“The time is right to promote the use of a common integration
platform, and Ensemble is well placed to fulfil that role,” says Eddie
Turnbull, Head of Architecture and Design for the eHealth Programme.
“Ensemble will be at the heart of the patient management system, and we
can build on that to deliver other objectives such as a clinical portal.
Integration is key to the service oriented architecture approach that is
core to our eHealth Architecture Vision.”
Paul Grabscheid, VP Strategic Planning, InterSystems adds, “We are
delighted that Scotland has chosen Ensemble for this pivotal role in
their national eHealth strategy. It provides an opportunity to leverage
existing systems and prior NHS investments to enhance the delivery of
quality healthcare throughout Scotland.”
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