Tom Laffan: Reflections from My First Months as Chief Data & Analytics Officer
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Transforming Healthcare through the power of Data, Standards including SNOMED CT
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A day in the life of...
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Transformation Healthcare - People Behind The Progress Interview Series
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- Sustainability in Healthcare Summit
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2025
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- Launch of the New SAP CoE HR/Payroll and Reporting Hub ENHANCING TRAINING AND SUPPORT
- Transforming healthcare delivery through a National Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Welcome Dr. Raied Abdul-Karim – EHR Programme Director
- Transforming Care: Reflecting on a Career in Digital Health
- HSE Mid West Introduced the MN-CMS EHR for Maternity, Neonatology, and Gynaecology Services
- Community Connect Reaches Key Milestone with Regional Engagement Workshops
- Driving Digital for Care: Reflections on Ireland’s Digital Health Future
- The Impact of a 2-Way SMS System Integrated with IPMS
- One Year On: Reflections and Priorities from Damien McCallion, Chief Technology & Transformation Officer
- How AI is Changing Patient Care: A Conversation with Professor Peter MacMahon
- Strengthening Cyber Resilience in Healthcare: HSE CISO addresses DkIT Conference
- Transforming Laboratory Services: MedLIS - improving clinical care and reducing testing times for patients
- Unlocking the Future of Healthcare: Announcing the HSE Framework for Health Innovation
- National Policy on Patient Identity Standards for IHI Matching officially published on HSE Repository.
- HSE Technology and Transformation Interns Looking Back to the Future
- National Clinical Surveillance Infection Control System (NCSI) National Project Enhances Patient Safety Through Infection Surveillance System
- Cyber Resilience in Action: Building a Connected, Capable, and Committed Healthcare Cybersecurity Community.
- Designed Together, Delivered Together - The Collaborative Power Behind the HSE Health App
- DELIVERING DIGITAL FOR CARE: CIO Fran Thompson's Mid-Year Update
- Transforming Clinical Audits: NOCA’s New Platform Streamlines Data Collection and Reporting
- Shaping the Future of Telehealth: Insights from the Centre of Excellence Consultation Day
- Stepping Back, Looking Forward: Reflections on My Time as COO
- HSE Technology & Transformation at the NCI Project Showcase 2025 - Supporting Innovation in Computing Education
- Connecting Innovation and Care: HSE and DKIT Sign MOU for Digital Health Transformation
- What the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Means for Irish Healthcare: FAQs Now Live
- Festival of Cloud and Cyber at National College of Ireland
- Four Years On: Strengthening Cyber Resilience Through Collaboration and Strategy
- Building a Data-Driven Health Service: Reflections from My First Months as Chief Data and Analytics Officer
- HIDS Business and Technical Teams unite under the CDAO
- HSE Technology and Transformation Initiatives Shortlisted for National Awards in 2025
- CSE Management Staff Day: Driving Service Excellence and Future Growth
- The MN-CMS EHR Programme Finalist in the Irish Healthcare Centre Awards 2025
- Chronic Disease Management in Ireland Innovation, Insights, and Impact.
- Protect Your Personal Devices with MFA – It’s easier than you think!
- Embracing Identity Management - PPSN Collection Boosts Healthcare Efficiency and Patient Safety
- Welcoming Our New Interns and Staff Members: A Day of Insight and Engagement
- Technology & Transformation GM Forum 2025: A Collaborative Approach to Progress
- Building Connections and Embracing Change: Community Health Team Day 2025
- Standards and Shared Care Record TEAM DAY
- Shaping the Future of Healthcare: The Power of Data Standards and SNOMED CT
- MedLIS Elevating Standards
- ICT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH Modernising Outbreak and Incident Management with OCIMS
- Welcoming Our First Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) and Changes in Corporate Delivery
- HSE Welcomes EU Council Adoption of European Health Data Space Regulations
- Planning a Career in Project Management?
- Cyber as a Digital Enabler - the HSE approach
- Strengthening Collaboration in Specialist Palliative Care
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2024
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- CARE Virtual Ward Donegal
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- SAFEGUARDING THE HSE - The importance of Cybersecurity Awareness
- Modernising National Track and Trace - Ensuring Resilience, Efficiency, and Patient Safety
- SNOMED CT Irish Extension Release Notes (October 2024)
- Cybersecurity vs Cyber Resilience: The HSE's Strategic viewpoint
- ICT For Public Health Team Day
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- SCS-CMS Team and Virtual Ward Programme Recognised at the Irish Healthcare and the National Health Tech Innovation Awards
- Capacity Building on primary use of health data: Ireland's Digital Health Transformation
- Importance of Strong Passwords
- Neal Mullen Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) HSE
- Cyber Security and Phishing Awareness
- Maternal & Newborn Clinical Management System (MN-CMS) EHR Programme Phase 2 Kick-Off
- European Cyber Security Month – October 2024
- Cyber Hygiene: A Strategic Imperative for the HSE
- Digital for Care 2030: Making Strides
- HSE Technology & Transformation Celebrated at the Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards 2024
- Pauline Fitzgerald - Women in STEM Awards 2024 Shortlist (Health Technology)
- The HSE Digital Health Learning Passport
- Specialised Care Services - Clinical Management System (SCS-CMS) Specialist Palliative Care Benefits Workshop
- Healthmail: Celebrating a decade of Secure, Efficient, and Evolving Healthcare Communications
- Irelands National Cyber Emergency Plan
- The Evolution and Impact of Ireland's Health Provider Portal
- HSE Sponsored IT Project Showcase
- Microsoft AI Innovation Summit
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- Virtual Wards: A leap forward in Patient Care
- Transforming Healthcare: Reflections from John Ward during his time as Interim CTTO
- SCS-CMS Team Win at the Tech Excellence Awards
- MyHealth@EU
- Future Health Summit - Fran Thompson, CIO HSE
- Driving Irelands Digital Health Transformation Forward – A New Era
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- Elevating Telehealth Excellence
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- Technology Office- Building the future
- Making Payment Easier
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- Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards 2023
- Update from the Laboratory Programme
- National Shared Care Record - Build 2 Learn
- eHealth Team Shortlisted
- SNOMED CT Working Group Meeting 15 June, 2023.
- eHealth Leadership Programme
- TeleHealth Consultation Day
- SNOMED International ‘Service Recognition Award
- 2023 Future Health Summit
- Ireland’s Ukrainian Response
- eHealth Digital Marketing Strategy
- NCCP Spring Forum
- MN-CMS -Tech Excellence Awards
- IIS- Tech Excellence Awards
- Childrens Disability Network Teams Information Management System (CDNTIMS) Project.
- A Message from CEO Bernard Gloster
- Spark Summit 2023
- HSE Launches first National Diversity Equality & Inclusion Hub & Strategy
- HSE resources and supports to help with common mental health difficulties
- Two eHealth Teams shortlisted for the Tech Excellence Awards 2023
- iPMS Go-Live National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
- MN-CMS Neonatal Jaundice Treatment Graph
- Supportive Memory Guide eBook
- HealthIRL - What’s in a name?
- MN-CMS- Fully Integrated Electronic Health Record
- eHealth Celebrates International Womens Day
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2022
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- CPD achievements by Irish NRC SNOMED CT on Foundation course for SNOMED CT
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- After the Cyber Attack is Over
- DSMP 'Standardising Data for The Future' Report Launched
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- National Release Centre for SNOMED CT Ireland meet International Team
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- Healthlink the National Health Messaging Broker
- Maternal & Newborn Clinical Management System MPage Upgrade
- The Mindray N17 Patient Monitors Project
- SAP CoE have joined eHealth & Disruptive Technologies (eHealth)
- COVID Services Front Door
- Clinical Management System for Specialised Care Services
- National Cancer Information System (NCIS)
- 2022 Spark Forum
- Irish SNOMED CT National Release Centre attended SNOMED CT International Expo
- SNOMED Vendor Specifications Document for HSE procurement of new systems
- eHealth Leadership Programme
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- COVID BEAM: Part of the NIMIS Response to COVID-19
- Weekly Cyber Attack Update From Fran Thompson
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- Palliative care referrals go digital in Kerry University Hospital
- ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION DAY 16th Jan 2020
- Primary Care Smart Phone Roll Out-Programme
- The 4th Joint eHealth Ireland and Northern Ireland Ecosystem Gathering Jan 22nd 2020
- ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION DAY JAN 16TH 2020
- Cork University Hospital had two large project integrations Go-lives as part of KDCPMS
- International Women's Day 2020
- How Technology is helping TUH during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- National Virtual Health Team launch Attend Anywhere
- How the TRASNA system assisted in the assessment and treatment of Covid-19 Patients
- MN-CMS Supporting Safe Care Delivery & Team Response during the COVID -19 Crisis
- How the TRASNA system assisted in the assessment and treatment of Covid-19 patients.
- SNOMED CT Strategy 2020 released
- Podcasting in the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University College Cork
- Innovation Organisation of the Year Award for the mPower project and cross-border health partnership
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- The Mercy University Hospital and the FlipPad
- MN-CMS Supporting Safe Care Delivery - feedback from hospitals to its’ use during the COVID -19 Crisis
- A Sharper Image: New Diagnostic Sharing, Forged in a Pandemic
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- Robots may play role in reducing loneliness for people with dementia
- SNOMED Annual Report 2018
- Kidney Disease Clinical Patient Management System (KDCPMS)
- Office of CIO hold all-staff day, March 26 2019
- St James Hospital host the Spark Innovation Pop-Up Pod.
- Radiology staff in Beaumont Hospital mark the delivery of two million medical imaging requests
- HSE’s data dictionary toolkit brings benefits for staff
- Annual Gathering of the Council of Clinical Information Officers
- Tallaght University Hospital & TU Dublin Health Hackathon results
- HSE Digital Academy promotes GMIT– ‘Certificate in eHealth’ (L8)
- HSE National Dental Record and Information System
- Renal Go-live Temple Street
- Launch of the Gynaecology Electronic Chart
- Irish National Release Centre leads vendors in using SNOMED CT
- HSE Ambulances Go Digital
- MN-CMS Gynaecology Electronic Chart implemented at The Rotunda Hospital
- A World First as Drone delivers medication to the Aran Islands
- Tallaght University Hospital marks Data Centre Relocation Project
- Gynaecology Electronic Chart implemented at The National Maternity Hospital
- Portlaoise Go live
- Haemophilia Lighthouse Project Go-Live
- St Luke’s Hospital Rathgar welcomes National Cancer Information System
- Digital Ambulance wins Public Sector Project of the Year Award 2019
- 2019 Women in IT Awards Series
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eHealth Celebrates International Womens Day
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Women in eHealth: Stories of Inspiration for International Women's Day
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