Internal Reference Number: FOI_7980
Date Request Received: 04/06/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 07/06/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: IT information
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Medical Device Integration a) Is the Trust HIMSS accredited? If so, what level of accreditation has been achieved? b) Does the organisation have an existing Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system? If yes, please provide details of the EPR product, including the provider and product name. c) When is the renewal date for the current EPR system? d) Does the Trust have a solution in place to automatically send patient data from medical devices to the main Hospital Information System / EPR? e) Is there a single interoperability platform for all medical devices that automatically sends data to the main hospital information system? f) If yes to question 5, who is the supplier and what is the name of the product? g) If yes to question 5, when does the current contract end? h) Is the Trust reviewing any projects that require the integration of medical devices with the main hospital information system / EPR? i) If no to question 5, is the Trust currently evaluating suppliers and product options for medical device interoperability with the main hospital information system (PAS/EPR)? j) Who is the lead person to contact regarding projects of this nature? Typically, we would connect with the Chief Clinical Information Officer, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, or EPR Programme Director | |
| Answer To Question 1: a) No formal accreditation b) Dedalus Lorenzo c) April 2025 d) Integration will depend on the medical device and the Trusts needs of integrating that data with core systems e) No, not for all medical devices f) N/A g) N/A h) This is a routine piece of work with any new medical device purchase as to the needs of integration. The Trust will be doing this more holistically when we move EPRs over the next two years i) Yes alongside our EPR programme j) Chief Information Officer | |
| Question Number 2: Enterprise Application Integration a) Does the Trust currently have an integration engine for securely exchanging data between software systems both internally and externally? b) If yes to question 11, what is the product name? c) If yes to question 11, do you intend to change your current integration engine? d) If yes to question 13, when does the contract for your current integration engine end? e) If no to question 11, do you intend to purchase an integration engine? f) If yes to question 15, when do you plan to purchase it? g) Who is the lead person to contact about projects of this nature? Please provide their name, email, and phone number if possible. | |
| Answer To Question 2: a) Yes b) Mirth c) Possibly, undecided d) 30th October 2024 e) N/A f) N/A g) Jon Burwell, Chief Information Officer jon.burwell@nhs.net | |
| Question Number 3: Data Warehouse There are three main architecture patterns for delivering a Shared Care Record to share data with the ICS. Please identify the Trust鈥檚 chosen option: A. Centralised Model 鈥� Data is stored in a centralised, consolidated data repository. Data shared by HIE participants is normalised, housed in, and accessed from a central data repository. B. Federated Model (also known as Distributed Model) 鈥� Data is held at source in a decentralised manner. Each participant maintains separate control of its data, typically in special 鈥渆dge servers鈥� at its own location, and shares patient-specific data upon request from other HIE participants. C. Hybrid Model 鈥� A combination of a & b. Builds on the Federated Model by adding a 鈥渞ecord locator service鈥� that tracks where patients have received care and where their source data can be requested. a) Does the Trust currently have a data repository for the above requirement if selecting B or C? b) If yes, is it FHIR-based? c) What is the name of the product? d) Who is the supplier? e) When is the contract renewal date? f) Is the Trust looking to purchase a data repository? g) If yes, when does it plan to purchase it? h) Who is responsible for sourcing the data repository? (Please provide name, email, and phone number if possible.) | |
| Answer To Question 3: N/A - this is owned and managed by the ICB - https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk/contact-us/freedom-of-information/ | |
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