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Cyber-security: How safe are you?

The Health Informatics Service (THIS) is at the vanguard of cyber security for nhs & healthcare organisations. Our white paper looks at where cyber…

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A Milestone Anniversary for a Leading Healthcare Organisation

Extension 2439 was the original number for The Health Informatics Service (THIS) service desk. That single telephone line was the low-key origin of…

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Predictive analytics creating far-reaching benefits of near ‘real time’ hospital mortality ratios

Monitoring deaths in our hospitals has become a standard part of the healthcare landscape. How can the hospitals predict the mortality rate of…

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Digital fixes transform healthcare

Most health trusts have embraced more modern methods of working, and that includes a quiet revolution of digital health solutions...

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Five ways THIS has innovated to support the digital transformation strategies of the NHS Long Term Plan

Virtually every aspect of modern life has been, and is continuing to be, radically re-shaped by innovation and technology – and healthcare in the NHS…

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Health Informatics: The Backbone of the NHS

Together health information and health information technology create health informatics, which combines the intelligent use of information and…

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