Potsdam, Germany, 3 December, 2009: Derdack (www.derdack.com), provider of mobile messaging platforms and notification workflow software today announced that HIS-IZZ Hospitals, a network of four hospitals based in Brussels, has implemented a centralised notification workflow hub using message master® Enterprise Alert from Derdack.  This has automated the management of critical alerts and warnings, resulting in improved business continuity and a lower risk of unexpected business interruption.

Mr. Brocken, Prevention Advisor, HIS-IZZ Hospitals explains, “We had a basic paging system in place and could see that message master® Enterprise Alert offered a proven solution that provided all of the notification functionality and the centralisation capabilities we were looking for.  It has given us greater control over notifications and reduced the risk of interruption to our business continuity. 

1st December 2009 – Warwickshire, UK   A recent review conducted by Eyeful Presentations, the leading Presentation consultancy in the UK and US, has highlighted some major issues with presentations in the Pharmaceutical industry. The survey of online presentations highlighted just how “Death by PowerPoint” is damaging a large number of Pharmaceutical organisations’ potential to utilise PowerPoint and presentations to good effect.   “Over the last 5 years we’ve started to see a real shift in how PowerPoint is perceived and a realisation of how powerful a tool it can be. Unfortunately our survey of online presentations shows that the Pharmaceutical industry is lagging a long way behind most industries in the way they present themselves.” Commented Eyeful Presentations’ Managing Director Simon Morton.  

Ashtead, UK – Wednesday, 25th November 2009 - News that Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is planning to migrate to a totally new electronic patient records (EPR) system at the end of November has been welcomed by BridgeHead Software, the healthcare data management specialist.   "The phasing out of the Clinicom system that Kingston has been using signals a milestone in the development of a more responsive electronic health records system for Londoners," said Tony Cotterill, BridgeHead's chief executive.   "As a key NHS Trust in South-West London, Kingston supports the health needs of around 320,000 people with more than 500 hospital beds and approaching 3,000 direct and indirect staff," he added.   According to Cotterill, the migration of any NHS Trust to a new EPR system is a major step, but particularly so for Kingston, as this is the first one to go live in around 18 months.  

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Wednesday 18th November 2009 - ikonami, a provider of bespoke learning software systems for Government, Independent Healthcare and National Health Service (NHS) organisations, today called for training professionals to be more comprehensive in their measurement of training to improve patient outcomes and reduce risk.  Training is a critical function in healthcare, helping the organisation to improve patient care and to meet mandatory guidelines as provided by the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).