Case Study
The importance of mobility and interoperability in the journey to EPR – Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
The importance of mobility and interoperability in the journey to EPR – Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
CASE STUDY: The importance of mobility and interoperability in the journey to EPR – Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust The story Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is at the vanguard of technology-advanced trusts in England. In 2016, its five-year strategic plan included an objective to optimise information technology as part of a long-term modernisation programme to deliver clinical and operational sustainability. It is already part way through that journey. A key component of its digital strategy is the 2017 introduction of an electronic patient record (EPR) system that sits at the core of its systems and allows vital patient information to be shared with clinicians and providers across the care continuum. The Trust describes it as the sin