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NHSX and NHS England have published a list of accredited suppliers of electronic patient record solutions, to provide purchasers in the NHS more confidence in their route to digitisation.
The two organisations have developed a new section on the Health Systems Support Framework to help organisations and integrated care systems achieve best value for money when buying new digital services, software and infrastructure.
At the moment, eight companies are on the framework’s Lot 1 list and meet a wide range of key criteria including ability to integrate with other IT systems. The new EPR section will provide access to supplier systems able to meet the Global Digital Exemplars (GDE) standards, meaning trusts and other NHS entities can digitise more quickly.
Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSX, said: “Helping clinicians access and share data effectively is crucial for patient safety. Today’s announcement is about giving care providers the tools they need to achieve this, and a key part of our mission to ensure the NHS benefits from the very best digital services.”
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