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INDUSTRY NEWS Industry News Awards Recognise the Best of UK Healthcare IT And the winners are... Excellence in mobile healthcare South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), Ortivus AB and Quicksilva Limited Project: Mobile Summary Care Record Access for Ambulances News and Information for Digital Health Professionals 'Old-School’ Medical Device Partners with ‘Next-Gen’ Digital Platform speech and swallowing due to decreased breath support. It is used both diagnostically to measure lung capacity and therapeutically to improve breathing function as PN Medical and Orbita develop breakthrough Breather+® respiratory muscle training device and applications for remote care management PN Medical, an industry leader in pulmonary and speech rehabilitation technology, has chosen Orbita to advance the company’s goals of improving lives and reducing health care costs among patients with chronic conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD,) congestive heart failure (CHF,) hypertension and dysphagia. PN Medical will leverage Orbita’s unique digital platform to enable clinicians to better monitor and support patients undergoing therapy for these conditions at home. 8 PN Medical’s newest device, Breather+™, is a Bluetooth-enabled respiratory muscle training (RMT) device for patients with abnormal breathing function or shortness of breath as well as problems with October/November 2016 patients perform inhaling and exhaling exercises. Sensors embedded in the Breather+ capture lung function and patient adherence data. That data is instantly sent to the Orbita-powered practitioner dashboard via the Breather+ mobile app and provides meaningful information to monitor and manage patients. “In 1980, we were first to market with The Breather™, our revolutionary respiratory device. Now, thanks to our partnership with Orbita, we’re leading the way again in transforming healthcare at home,” said PN Medical’s CEO Mark A. Carbone. “We are thrilled to partner with Orbita, the only technology provider that met all of our requirements for creating this smart, connected care application.” The Breather+ device and platform supports early intervention and more targeted, personalized treatment which Carbone says will not only reduce emergency room visits, but also improve patient’s quality of life as the original Breather has been doing for 30 years. “We are pleased to partner with such an innovative company as PN Medical to bring this intelligent, connected home care management solution to market,” said Orbita CEO Bill Rogers. “We are seeing just how powerful technology can be in solving patient adherence challenges and addressing fragmented communication and collaboration among patients, their caregivers and clinicians. It’s all about engaging patients, informing caregiver s and empowering providers.” Carbone’s passion with PN Medical was inspired after seeing both of his parents struggle with significant cardiac and pulmonary conditions. “I witnessed the patient/provider breakdown first hand and was emboldened to find a way to do something about it,” he said. “Anything to keep my dad from going back to the hospital when he could stay home was his wish to me. This new technology is allowing us to do just that.” n Best use of IT to support healthcare business efficiency South West London Pathology and Orion Health Project: Creating an integrated pathology service for South West London Pathology A project that has given ambulance crews mobile access to summary care records and an App for pelvic floor muscle exercises were among the winning digital health projects recognised at the 10th annual EHI Awards, held in London last month. The annual black-tie event held at London’s prestigious Lancaster Hotel, is the UK’s only dedicated awards ceremony to recognise excellence in healthcare IT. With award categories covering health apps to clinical solutions, the night saw representatives from some of the UK’s most successful healthcare digital transformation projects collect awards for their ground-breaking work in the sector. Digital NHS trust or health board of the year Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Project: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust – Roadmap to a Digital Health Enterprise Best use of technology to share information with patients and carers Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust & Propagator Ltd Project: Squeezy Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise App Best use of IT to support integrated healthcare services The Journal of mHealth was pleased to be in attendance on the night, for the awards which were presented by well-known comedian Ruby Wax, who has more recently become known for her work to raise awareness of mental health issues. We were similarly proud to be able to support the event as a sponsor for the award for Excellence in mobile healthcare which was won by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), Ortivus AB and Quicksilva Limited for their Mobile Summary Care Record Access for Ambulances. King’s Health Partners and Lambeth and Southwark NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups Project: Joining up patient care in Lambeth and Southwark Commenting on the night Dave Panther, sales director at the awards organiser Informa, said: "Tonight is about celebrating the fantastic entrants and this year's winners for the innovative work they are doing in the healthcare sector...for the benefit of hospitals, clinicians and most importantly patients." University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Project: My medical record The awards are a precursor to the EHI Live 2016 event which will be held in Birmingham on the 1st and 2nd of November. For more information visit ehilive.co.uk n Excellence in healthcare business analytics Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust Project: Reducing clinical variation through new insights Best use of IT to support clinical treatment and care The CCIO award for clinical informatics leadership Dr Masood Nazir, GP and chief clinical information officer at NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG Best use of IT to promote patient safety NHS Fife Project: A Scottish first in patient safety Healthcare IT product innovation Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham; ResearchOne, TPP; SystmOne, TPP; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford Project: Development, validation and implementation of an electronic Frailty Index The Journal of mHealth 9