Contract Win

RNS Number : 3087U

EMIS Group PLC

20 December 2011

 



20 December 2011

EMIS secures GP data extraction contract

EMIS - the UK's leading provider of healthcare software and related services to GPs - has been awarded a six-year contract with the NHS Information Centre to develop a secure data extraction service covering all EMIS practices in England.

Under the contract, EMIS will provide a data extraction service to support the new national General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) - a centrally managed system that will obtain information from GP practices across England for specific, approved purposes, using robust information governance principles to ensure patient confidentiality and privacy.

EMIS, which has a majorityshare of the GP clinical systems market in the UK, is the first system supplier to sign a contract with the NHS Information Centre to help deliver GPES.

The EMIS data extraction service will be developed and managed through a new division of EMIS- EMIS IQ.

Tim Straughan, NHS Information Centre Chief Executive, said: "The NHS Information Centre's GPES offers huge potential for supporting improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

"We are delighted that EMIS have come on board as the first GP system supplier to commit to delivering the software required by GPES to safely and securely extract and communicate primary care data. EMIS' involvement is an essential element in the arrangements we are putting in place in order to ensure the service can begin extracting and delivering the data in April 2013."

Sean Riddell, Chief Executive of EMIS Group, said: "EMIS has long supported the principle of freeing up clinical data - consensually, securely and responsibly - to help improve patient care.  We are therefore delighted to secure this prestigious contract.

"The data extraction service will be underpinned by the highest levels of security and information governance - building on the comprehensive work that EMIS has already done in this field." 

EMIS will design and build a secure platform from which GPES queries will be run.  The initial contract term is for three years (2012-2014), with the potential for three subsequent one-year extensions.

The GPES data extraction service is the first major contract for EMIS IQ, a new division of EMIS established in summer 2011.  It is headed by Matt Murphy, who joined EMIS from leading healthcare intelligence provider CHKS.

Managing Director of EMIS IQ Matt Murphy said: "High-quality data is an essential part of the new NHS landscape - enabling the development of more patient-focused and cost-effective services.  As the leading GP systems provider, EMIS is ideally placed to meet this need.

"Our ultimate aim for the EMIS IQ division is not only to meet the operational intelligence needs of healthcare organisations - for example, through data extraction services - but also to evaluate and disseminate system-driven clinical best practice, improving patient care for the long-term."

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Editors' notes

·     The NHS Information Centre is England's authoritative, independent source of health and social care information. It works with a range of health and social care providers nationwide to provide the facts and figures that help the NHS and social services run effectively. Its role is to collect data, analyse it and convert it into useful information which helps providers improve their services and supports academics, researchers, regulators and policymakers in their work. The NHS Information Centre also produces a wide range of statistical publications each year across a number of areas including: primary care, health and lifestyles, screening, hospital care, population and geography, social care and workforce and pay statistics.

·     The NHS Information Centre's General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) will provide a 
standardised picture of primary care information across England, while protecting patient confidentiality and minimising administrative burdens for practice staff. The service will be operational from September 2012 and its first major deliverable will be to extract data from GP systems for QOF to CQRS in April 2013. All requests for data extractions will need the approval of an independent advisory group, which will include GP and patient representatives. Data extractions will only take place if they adhere to strict information governance rules that have been approved by the National Information Governance Board, the medical ethics committee of the British Medical Association and the Royal College of General Practitioners. More information about GPES is at www.ic.nhs.uk/gpes

·     EMIS IQ is the newly-formed intelligence division of EMIS*, the UK's leading supplier of healthcare software and related services to GP practices. EMIS holds more than 39 million patient records on its systems.  www.emis-online.com 

·     EMIS IQ was created to meet growing demand among healthcare organisations for high-quality clinical and management information. Services include: data extraction, cross-organisational reporting and bespoke intelligence solutions. 

·     The work of EMIS IQ is underpinned by the highest standards of information security and 
governance - including comprehensive consent and data sharing agreements. EMIS holds the International Standard ISO/IEC 27001/2005 (formerly BS7799) for information security.

* EMIS is a registered trademark of Egton Medical Information Systems Limited. Registered In England. No 2117205. Registered Office: Fulford Grange, Micklefield Lane, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6BA. 

 

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