Servelec Healthcare and Microtest have collaborated to deliver the integration of Servelec's market leading electronic patient record (EPR) solution, RiO, and Microtest's innovative Open Evolution clinical system, including their award winning Guru solution. The collaboration creates a new dynamic partnership and provides mutual benefits to customers of both companies.

The integration of Servelec Healthcare's RiO EPR solution and Microtest's clinical system delivers a pioneering development in healthcare integration.

Microtest, one of the UK's top four principal GP IT system suppliers, is leading the way in joined up healthcare with its innovative functionality. Microtest's Open Evolution software is now widely used across Primary, Community and Secondary Care. Microtest's award winning Guru solution is deployed at Community Hospitals, Accident & Emergency, and Out of Hours services delivering access to a Detailed Patient Record in real time, ultimately leading to improved patient safety.

Servelec's RiO EPR solution allows data to be viewed across care settings and shared with Primary Care through integration, and the use of its SmartView application which provides the ability to obtain a real-time summary of patient information. Servelec's RiO EPR solution operates across NHS care settings, including Community, Mental Health, Child Health and Social Care, supporting healthcare professionals in the delivery of converged care for patients and service users.

Lindsay Dransfield, Commercial Director at Servelec Healthcare, said:

'As a signatory of techUK's Interoperability Charter, we are committed to ensuring our information systems are a key enabler of integrated care. This latest collaboration with Microtest further demonstrates our commitment to techUK's Interoperability Charter and GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) outcomes for integration, and provides our customers with the widest choice for integration with Primary Care.'

Chris Netherton, Managing Director at Microtest, said:

'At Microtest, we are constantly seeking new ways to support our customers and meet their requirements, to help practices streamline efficiency as well as raise the standard of patient care. As a result of our ongoing commitment to our customers, we now offer integration with a range of over 40 partners as we believe integrated solutions represent the future of healthcare in the UK. By working together, we can create a step change in patient care.

Our latest collaboration with Servelec Healthcare is especially exciting for us as we are also signatories of the techUK Interoperability Charter and this is a great illustration of its principles in action. We are thrilled to be forming this partnership with Servelec, an innovative company that shares our vision for the future.'

Division: Health & Social Care

Category: Healthcare, RiO

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