by Soomal Mohsin-Shaikh 25 September 2020 Soomal Mohsin-Shaikh is a PhD student at the UCL School of Pharmacy. In the first of two Cerner blogs, Soomal shares her experience as a junior pharmacist and how it encouraged her to explore the ways introducing electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePMA) in the hospital context changes workflow and communication around the use of medications, and how these changes can facilitate improvements in the safety and quality of medication management.
by Oracle Cerner UK 9 March 2020 During the last week of February, Cerner’s European Collaboration Forum (ECF) celebrated its tenth anniversary by bringing together 650+ attendees from over 16 countries. Their time in Paddington, London was spent reflecting on the progress made in revolutionising healthcare around the world and engaging in stimulating discussions about what the next stage of the journey could and should look like.
by Maria Centeno 13 September 2019 In June, the UK Sepsis Trust and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sepsis published a report assessing the adoption of methods used by Trusts from across England to identify and treat sepsis, and to reduce preventable deaths. Today, to mark World Sepsis Day, Maria Centeno, clinical consultant at Cerner, shines light on some of the strides that have been made in this ongoing battle, and provides practical examples of how staff training, combined with effective clinical decision support technology, is enabling vital early detection of this life-threatening condition.
by Deirdre Stewart 12 May 2019 I wanted to be a marine biologist – Jacques Cousteau was my childhood hero. I wanted to be a forensic pathologist (surely Ireland needed more than one of them?). Instead, I became a nurse. This is the sort of illogical logic that has governed my life. 2 November 1980: Bags packed and ready to leave home, my mother handed me a gift - a leather-bound bible. The fly sheet is inscribed in her beautiful flowing script, with several verses from a Longfellow poem which poignantly starts:
by Dr Todd Allen | Dr Chris Wood | Dr Chris Streather 8 March 2019 Intermountain Healthcare and Royal Free London are working toward a common goal of reduced clinical variance. Improving care quality and reducing cost are two of the highest priority goals for healthcare leaders. With healthcare costs continuing to rise and clinical outcomes increasingly linked to reimbursement, optimising care and lowering costs are critical factors in determining the competitiveness and effectiveness of hospitals and health systems. Of all the approaches leaders can leverage to address these issues, reducing unwarranted clinical variance is receiving increased attention.
by Oracle Cerner UK 31 January 2019 Whether you are a first-timer or a regular attendee of our annual European Collaboration Forum (ECF), the event is well known for leaving participants inspired and with a renewed and deeper understanding of the innovation and advancements happening in the health and care industry. With the Forum dates fast approaching, this edition of the Cerner blog will aim to get you into the ECF19 mood by bringing you three stories shared during last year’s event, to get you even more excited about what you can expect to see and learn this year between 26-28 February at our Collaboration Centre in London.
by Oracle Cerner UK 28 January 2019 Taking time away from your patients, clinics, communities, hospitals or offices can be difficult to justify, but sharing the journey to smarter care is essential to success and innovation. The annual European Collaboration Forum (ECF) is designed to maximise your chances of engaging with peers and experts from across the industry, providing the opportunity to absorb meaningful, real-world, learning to take back to your organisation.
by Jane Wilson | Kevin Fitzgerald 21 November 2018 The road to workflow optimisation is never easy, but there are a few best practices that can help smooth the way, and at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we are always working to improve our practice. In 2017, we undertook a large-scale effort to optimise our clinical workflows. As anyone who has implemented an electronic health system knows, even after the final deadline is met, the process is not over. There are always new functionalities to install, data to leverage and opportunities to improve. Our aim with this project was to make sure the system was providing value for all our end users and that we were truly serving the needs of our patients.
by Oracle Cerner UK 5 October 2018 The Maternal and Newborn Clinical Management System (MN-CMS) has transformed clinicians’ workflows by introducing immediacy, clarity and standardisation nationwide, resulting in better data for enhanced reporting, and an improved experience for the people who rely on it.
by Oracle Cerner UK 2 October 2018 Renowned around the world for bringing together first-class speakers, health and care experts, and industry thought leaders, this year’s Cerner Health Conference (CHC) is just around the corner. In case you are still not sure what all the excitement is about, keep on reading.
by Claire Delplancq 24 March 2017 European Collaboration Forum 2017 Day 2 Highlights. The second day of #CernerCF17 was dedicated to Nursing.
by Tim James 6 September 2016 Tim has been a paediatric nurse for 17 years and still practices in the NHS. He has worked in the Paediatric E.D, PICU, Surgical Pre-assessment, Bed Management and as a Clinical Informatics lead for an NHS Trust in the UK. He joined Cerner in March 2015 as a Clinical Consultant in the transformation team.
by Pete Hughes 1 September 2016 Pete studied Pharmacy at the Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University. He has practiced as a Pharmacist at different Trusts across the country for over 4 years. He joined Cerner in 2013 as a Delivery Consultant for Cerner’s ePMA solution
by Kim Henrichsen 1 March 2016 With a shared vision to improve quality, safety and make healthcare costs sustainable, Intermountain Healthcare and Cerner have been working together since 2013.
by Dr Leonard Fuhry 17 February 2016 Dr Leonard Fuhry, Senior Physician in the Neurological Department at Klinikum Ingolstadt, discusses how his organisation is improving stroke patient outcomes by integrating and connecting vital patient data across 15 hospitals in rural Bavaria.
by Oracle Cerner UK 16 November 2015 At a touch of a screen, looking after patients just got a whole lot easier! Last year, at St George’s NHS Foundation Trust, we were successful in our Nursing Technology Fund bid to purchase interactive whiteboards.
by Oracle Cerner UK 28 September 2015 St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was successful in their nursing technology bid for £1,000,000 last year to purchase integrated vital signs monitors (iVSM) which interface directly with the EMR. The integration is made possible with CareAware VitalsLink™, a mobile vital signs device solution. The Cerner CareAware VitalsLink solution is a first of type in the UK and offers a technology to help the Trust support the delivery of acute patient care.
