Eton, UK - January 2008 - Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust has implemented InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration platform. Bolton went to tender for technology to meet their integration needs within the Trust and to address the integration requirements associated with implementation of Connecting for Health (CfH) solutions from the CSC Alliance (CSCA). Bolton is an existing user of iSOFT’s patient administration system (iPM) and clinical management software (iCM).
As part of the CfH programme Bolton will be moving to new version of the iSOFT software delivered by CSCA and hosted in the CSCA data centre. A Trust Integration Engine (TIE) was needed to deliver interfaces between the new hosted applications and the Trust’s local applications. These interfaces include CliniSys Pathology, Ascribe Pharmacy, EuroKing Miracle Maternity, and CSCA HSS Radiology.
“With only 2 of the Trust’s 15 IT staff dedicated to integration it was vital that the new solution was versatile, and easy to use and maintain. We also needed to be able to develop the interfaces rapidly given the timeframes to which the Trust was working,” said Ken Bradshaw, Head of IT Strategy and Implementation at Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust. “It was predominantly for these reasons that the Trust chose Ensemble.”
“We were delighted to assist Bolton to go live with the first interface on plan in September 2007 to the HSS Radiology System so that they met their pre-agreed deadlines set by Connecting for Health,” said Graham Frost, group director Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, “and we are confident that the Trust can now continue to evolve their integration services to meet their ongoing requirements.”
About InterSystems
InterSystems Corporation is a global software product company with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and offices in 22 countries. InterSystems provides innovative products that enable fast development, deployment, and integration of enterprise-class applications. InterSystems CACHÉ® is a high performance object database that makes applications faster and more scalable. InterSystems Ensemble® is a rapid integration platform that enriches applications with new functionality, and makes them connectable. InterSystems HealthShare™ is a platform that leverages existing healthcare applications to rapidly create regional or national electronic health records. InterSystems TrakCare™ is an advanced patient-centric healthcare information system that is installed in leading hospitals in 25 countries. For more information, visit InterSystems.com.
