TB2012.64(i)
Trust Board Meeting: Thursday 5 July 2012
TB2012.64(i)
Title
OUH Trust IM&T Strategy 2012-2017
Status
Paper for Approval
History
This strategy replaces the previous IM&T strategy from
2007-2013 and needs to be in place in line with getting
approval for Foundation Trust.
The strategy has been out to Divisions and other
stakeholders for consultation and has been approved by
the Health Informatics Committee.
Board Lead(s)
Key purpose
Mr Andrew Stevens, Director of Planning and Information
Strategy
TB2012.64(i)_OUH Trust IM&T Strategy 2012-2017 Summary
Assurance
Policy
Performance
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Oxford University Hospitals
TB2012.64(i)
Summary 1
The strategy outlines the critical importance of a full implementation of EPR
across all clinical services to support service transformation and improved,
safer clinical care.
2
The critical importance of information to managing care and transforming the
way care is provided is stressed. The need for a full information strategy will
support the clinical safety agenda, the need for robust performance reporting
and support for clinical research informatics. This is in line with the new NHS
Informatics strategy.
3
The requirement for there to be a robust technical infrastructure underpins all
of the above priorities and continuing investment to ensure that clinical
informatics at the bedside can be delivered safely is stressed.
4
Full implementation of EPR including modules such as electronic prescribing,
document scanning are a part of the transformational vision included in the
strategy. Further business cases will underpin these developments.
5
Information sharing and a whole system approach supporting the patient
pathway is critical. In Oxfordshire this includes support for the Oxfordshire
Care Summary developments. Underpinning the provision of information across
a pathway is a requirement for robust information governance support and
policies to protect patient identifiable data
6
Upgrading the Trust’s legacy systems will need to be guided and supported by
this strategy. New or replacement systems need to be assessed against the
potential for them to be delivered through existing corporate systems such as
EPR as well as their conformance to critical NHS, Trust and research standards.
Systems have to be able to run safely on the Trust’s infrastructure, deliver to
the appropriate standards and be able to interoperate with other systems as
needed. Radiology, PACS and pathology systems are some of the sytems that
fall in this category.
7
The IM&T strategy is an important document framing the way the IM&T strategy
fits in the overall strategic developments for the Trust.
8
Recommendation
The recommendation is that the Trust approves this strategy.
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