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Map of Medicine joins Hearst Corporation

We are delighted to announce that the Map of Medicine has been acquired by Hearst Corporation, to join Zynx Health in delivering world-wide clinical solutions for improved patient care.

Hearst is the logical home for Map of Medicine. Hearst’s subsidiary, Zynx Health is a clear market leader in evidence-based clinical information in the USA, operating in over 1400 hospitals, with a wealth of experience in supporting change in clinical practice.

Hearst's investment in Map of Medicine will enable the establishment of a truly international standard for the embedding of evidence into clinical workflows.

Read the Hearst press release

• UK
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• 25 April 08

NICE guidance available in The Map

NHS healthcare professionals in England and Wales will soon have greater accessibility to NICE guidance after an agreement between the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Map of Medicine.

"The Map of Medicine is a valuable tool for healthcare professionals. Because it is underpinned by NICE guidance, where this is available, it supports our commitment to encourage implementation of our guidance and encourage evidence based practice in healthcare."
said Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive of NICE.

• UK
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• 22 February 08

Map of Medicine at the British Library

Over 120 GPs, nurses and librarians from the NHS attended the Map of Medicine training event at the British Library. For those who have recently adopted the Map, it was a chance to raise awareness of their successes. For other delegates it was an opportunity to meet and share how best to use the Map.
Find out what the delegates think about the Map of Medicine.

See more about the Map of Medicine Training Day

• UK
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• 14 February 08

Training for early adopters

One of the key features of the Map is the ability for PCTs or Trusts to add their own procedural, administrative and best practice information to each patient journey, adapting it to local healthcare needs. A number of case studies from early adopter sites were presented at a Training Day held on the 5th September in London.

"There are now six Map of Medicine pathways being used in the Wirral, bringing enormous benefit to patients in terms of commissioning and updating services". Read more

• UK
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• 14 Oct 07

New BT Health and NHS London investment in the Map

The Map of Medicine’s 387 patient care pathways will soon be available to all NHS staff in England and Wales following the agreement reached for the London area with BT Health.

For the first time all NHS staff such as doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists and trust managers will have access to a single view of the best clinical information and latest guidelines relevant to a patient’s pathway and approved by NHS experts. Read more

• UK
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• 01 Aug 07

Healthguides launched by the Map of Medicine and NHS Choices

This new website provides patients with access to reliable clinical information and can improve patient understanding of medical problems and treatment options.

The clinical information on Healthguides is based on the Map of Medicine that will soon be available to all NHS staff in England. Read more

• UK
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• 18 June 07

Benefits of the Map of Medicine

In partnership with the NHS National Library for Health the Map of Medicine provides an information resource that visually organises the latest evidence and best practice guidelines into 387 patient pathways.

Each patient pathway is referenced, peer-reviewed and approved by NHS health experts. Read more

• UK
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• 18 June 07

Map of Medicine rated highly as a valuable knowledge resource

Recently, 100 senior hospital doctors in England & Wales were interviewed to find out which one of four key benefits they would find most useful about the Map of Medicine. Read more

• UK
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• 16 May 07

The Mobile Map of Medicine pilot studies

The Mobile Map of Medicine is a version of the Map designed specifically for personal digital assistants and other mobile devices. Read more

• UK/Kenya
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• 05 Jan 07

New version of Map of Medicine released

In October 2006 a new version of Map of Medicine was released including some key customer- focused features, including Images and Evidence Certificates. Read more

• UK
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• 05 Dec 06

Sweden buys Map of Medicine

Following the successful first sale to an overseas market, Sweden, the Map of Medicine is now available for clinicians and administrative staff in Stockholm. Read more

• Sweden
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• 01 Dec 06

Map of Medicine latest usage statistics

The Map of Medicine service continues to gain adoption throughout England and Wales via Local Service Provider contracts and direct engagement with Informa. Read more

• UK
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• 01 Nov 06

18 week support pilot underway

The Map of Medicine is starting a pilot project with South Bedfordshire Local Health Community (LHC) to model the use of a clinical knowledge tool to support the 18 week programme. Read more

• UK
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• 23 Oct 06

CSC to license NWWM

CSC have committed to making the Map of Medicine available in the North West & West Midlands. Read more

• UK
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• 03 Oct 06

Delivering clinical benefits with the Map of Medicine

Since Informing Healthcare implemented the Map of Medicine in May this year, a 3 month survey was undertaken to define the benefits of the product to clinicians. Read more

• UK
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• 05 Aug 06

Map of Medicine in Southern England

Medic to Medic and Fujitsu have agreed a deployment programme with Connecting for Health Southern Cluster. This will enable all 34 Local Health Communities (LHC's) to have access to the Map of Medicine by summer 2007. Read more

• UK
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• 17 Jul 06

Map of Medicine deployment figures April '06

As part of the National Programme for IT, Informa Healthcare has been working with local service providers (LSP's) to deploy the Map of Medicine. Read more

• UK
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• 02 May 06