Healthcare IT apps will save NHS cash

Friday 8 March 2013

COMPUTER experts are creating a virtual shopping centre for hospitals and GP surgeries which they say could save the NHS millions of pounds.

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The healthcare app store, which would allow staff to download online-booking systems, create video libraries for physiotherapy patients and carry out check-ups online, is being developed at Edinburgh Napier University.

The project, which is part of a wider €300 million (£261m) European Commission initiative, is being led by Professor Christoph Thuemmler, Director of the Centre for Digital Health, who is confident it could help dramatically cut the NHS's IT bill.

He said: "At the moment hospitals all have different IT systems. What we are aiming to develop is a 'do-it-yourself' system, which allows the hospital to log on to the 'app store', pull off a suitable app and then tailor it to their exact needs. "We think, by using this kind of technology, as much as 20% could be saved on IT costs at the NHS."The €1.5m project is part of FI-STAR, a study involving more than 20 European universities, research institutes and engineering companies, aiming to generate innovation and economic growth.

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