Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has signed a contract with Epic to provide the Trust\u2019s future Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution – providing all the most up-to-date information about a patient\u2019s care at the tap of a screen.<\/p>\n
The contract signing has taken place following approval of the EPR Full Business Case by MFT\u2019s Board of Directors in May.<\/p>\n
As the UK\u2019s largest NHS Trust, serving nine hospitals spread across six sites and an extensive list of national specialisms, MFT\u2019s EPR solution will be one of the most ambitious undertaken in the NHS.<\/p>\n
The EPR solution, which will be called Hive, will eventually provide a new \u2018operating system\u2019 for MFT which will replace current IT systems, including three existing EPR and Patient Administration Systems (PAS) and a number of smaller specialty systems.<\/p>\n
Medical software company Epic was announced as MFT\u2019s preferred bidder in September 2019, following a competitive dialogue procurement process.<\/p>\n
Sir Michael Deegan CBE, Chief Executive of MFT said \u201cFollowing an extensive and in-depth procurement process, the EPR solution put forward by Epic has been chosen as the best to meet the complex and specialist needs of the Trust.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur future EPR solution will enable the Trust to transform how we are able to work together across departments and professions to benefit patients and our staff. Creating one central point of access for patient records across the Trust will improve clinical quality, patient experience, staff experience, and operational effectiveness in addition to opening new opportunities for research and innovation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe COVID-19 outbreak has demonstrated the national importance of integrating systems and processes in order to work effectively and dynamically. Once this system is implemented it will enable us to further improve services for patients and people who use our services.\u201d<\/p>\n
Judy Faulkner, CEO of Epic said: \u201cMFT has an important role in improving patients\u2019 health and quality of life. We hope the electronic patient record will contribute to improved outcomes for the communities of Greater Manchester.\u201d<\/p>\n
NOTES TO EDITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has signed a contract with Epic to provide the Trust\u2019s future Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution – providing all the most up-to-date information about a patient\u2019s care at the tap of a screen. The contract signing has taken place following approval of the EPR Full Business Case by MFT\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n