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SynApps Solutions and Alfresco Schedule Key Open Source VNA Launch Event

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Content management leader SynApps Solutions and its key technology partner Alfresco set to unveil new Open Source NHS IT solution

Maidenhead, UK, 26 February, 2015 – Content management leader SynApps Solutions and its key technology partner Alfresco are to host a launch event for an Open Source VNA.

VNA (Vendor Neutral Archive) is a strongly-emerging standards-based way of extending PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) services to manage DICOM and other format content to make the sharing of medical and patient information as easy and safe as possible.

The additional benefit of using Open Source resources means Trusts looking to evolve their own local, workable health IT (HIT) solutions can take full ownership of the code and develop it to meet their specific institutional requirements as well as facilitate the sharing of NHS Apps built on the platform.

NHS health leaders, NHS Chief Clinical Information Officers and other HIT stakeholders are being invited to hear more at a special launch event being held on March 26 (1.30 – 4.30 pm) at the Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds, LS1 5NS.

The event will explore the benefits of a VNA-based approach to creating powerful Clinical Archives using the only Open Source document management platform suited for the purpose, from Alfresco.

Attendees will hear from NHS England’s Open Source Programme internal champion Peter Coates, as well as from Open Source VNA thought leader Rachel Dunscombe, CIO at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. Coates will explore how health and social care organisations can make the most of the growing range of Open Source systems coming on-stream, plus how to get them to yield flexible integration and lower costs, while Dunscombe will discuss why it is important to the NHS and in particular Hospitals to bring together Open Source and VNA technologies.

“We are delighted to be offering “certified” technology which we know works to Trusts via the highly promising route of Open Source,” confirmed SynApps Solutions Sales & Marketing Director, Mark Winstone.

“The Leeds launch promises to be an excellent forum to look at the new product, engage in detailed discussion with VNA and Open Source technology pioneers and experts, as well as network with peers in NHS HIT,” he added.

To secure your FREE place as an NHS IT professional, please visit: http://pages.alfresco.com/open-source-vna-launch-registration.html

About SynApps

SynApps is an independent services and solutions company specialising in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies. Founded in 2003 by former Documentum services professionals, the company provides consultancy, implementation and support services for EMC Documentum, and has authored a suite of content integration solutions, ConXApps, that allow businesses to quickly maximise their investment in ECM technologies.

Organisations across healthcare, government and commercial markets rely on SynApps solutions and services to capture and share knowledge more dynamically and efficiently.

Find out more at synapps-solutions.com, or follow on Twitter @SynAppsSol

Synapps To Exhibit At UK e-Health Week, 3-4 March 2015

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Helping Hospital Trusts Realise Their EPR Ambitions Via VNA

UK e-Health Week comes to Olympia, London on 3 – 4 March 2015, bringing together the latest e-Health innovations for those who commission, implement and use them on the frontline.

The event will feature lively pre-election debates, practical solutions and best practice from the most senior technology and healthcare decision makers and experts.

To connect with SynApps at the show, check out its presence on  exhibition stand No. 152 of our long-term ECM partner Alfresco.

Visit us to find out more about our VNA solution – a standards-based way of extending PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) services to incorporate DICOM and other format content so as to make the sharing of medical data easier for clinicians, as well as making patient records available across any combination of service providers.

For more about the event, please visit: http://ukehealthweek.com

Or follow:@UKe_HealthWeek

 

Join NHS England, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Alfresco, SynApps and J4Care for The Open Source VNA Launch on 26 March

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Park Plaza Hotel Leeds Exterior 25766022To be held on Thursday, March 26th, Park Plaza Hotel, Boar Lane, City Square, Leeds, LS1 5NS

1:30 – 4:30: followed by cocktails and canapés.

Join us and other like-minded healthcare and technology professionals for an afternoon that will unveil the SynApps Open Source VNA, including key speaker contributions, solution demonstration & live Q&A.

 

Agenda:

13.30 – 14.00 Registration & Welcome
14.00 – 14.30 Why Open Source within the NHS? – Peter Coates, Open Source Evangelist NHS Health England
14.30 – 15.00 Why is it important to have an Open Source VNA? – Rachel Dunscombe, CIO Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
15.00 – 16.00 VNA – The Open Source Solution
16.00 – 16.30 The zero footprint XDS Viewer for viewing of Electronic Healthcare Records – A demonstration
16.30 – 17.30 Cocktails & Canapés

Key Speakers will include:

  • Rachel Dunscombe, CIO, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. Rachel has extensive experience in the NHS and Private Sector, is a curator of TEDx events and has a passion for innovation and looking at how we can do things differently and
  • Peter Coates, Open Source Evangelist, NHS England.  Peter will explore and discuss alternative models for health and care organisations to acquire and develop the growing range of Open Source systems that are available and how these solutions can deliver superior and flexible integration and lower costs.

Other speakers will include Mark Winstone from SynApps Solutions & Jean van Vuuren from Alfresco. To register for this event, please visit Alfresco on: http://pages.alfresco.com/open-source-vna-launch-registration.html

Synapps To Exhibit At UK e-Health Week, 3-4 March 2015


Kensington_Olympia_exhibition_centre_from_stationHelping Hospital Trusts Realise Their EPR Ambitions Via VNA

UK e-Health Week comes to Olympia, London on 3 – 4 March 2015, bringing together the latest e-Health innovations for those who commission, implement and use them on the frontline.

The event will feature lively pre-election debates, practical solutions and best practice from the most senior technology and healthcare decision makers and experts.

To connect with SynApps at the show, check out its presence on  exhibition stand No. 152 of our long-term ECM partner Alfresco.

Visit us to find out more about our VNA solution – a standards-based way of extending PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) services to incorporate DICOM and other format content so as to make the sharing of medical data easier for clinicians, as well as making patient records available across any combination of service providers.

For more about the event, please visit: http://ukehealthweek.com

Or follow: @UKe_HealthWeek

 

SynApps coverage in leading IT titles Computer Weekly and ComputerWorld UK: Helping Hospital Trusts realise their EPR ambitions via VNA

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Two of the biggest UK trade press IT titles are covering one of our most recent wins for our VNA solution – we encourage you to check out the coverage!

The stories report on how London’s Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to use a new content management system to secure access to patient information and clinical images, thanks to a new ten year partnership with SynApps Solutions.

Kingston is using the VNA (Vendor Neutral Archive), a standards-based way of extending PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) services to incorporate DICOM and other format content, to make the sharing of medical data easier for clinicians as well as making patient records available across any combination of service providers.

The system also incorporates XDS Repository/Registry cross-document sharing capability, which Kingston Hospital plans to use to create electronic patient records easily accessed by doctors.

Please visit these websites to read more:

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240238242/Kingston-Hospital-NHS-Trust-moves-off-BT-with-new-picture-archiving

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/public-sector/3594054/london-kingston-hospital-nhs-trust-deploys-integrated-imaging-system/

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust moves off BT with picture archive system

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Kingston_General_Hospital 2Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has begun redeploying its picture archiving system on a new architecture as it migrates off BT.

The trust will use a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) and enterprise content management platform from SynApps to secure transparent and safe access to images and patient information through a patient care pathway. For the full article, please visit the Computer Weekly website:

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240238242/Kingston-Hospital-NHS-Trust-moves-off-BT-with-new-picture-archiving