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Contact Information: Helpdesk : 0161 276 4269
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The Paris Heart Centre has its own IT service, separate from the main Trust IT department.
Within the last few years the IT department has expanded from just one person to four people on a full time basis.
This has been done to fully develop the existing projects and improve the IT support service to the whole department.
Equipment
The Heart Centre uses the main Trust network infrastructure, which is an Ethernet based network. Four main servers run on the Heart Centre domain. The main server is a Compaq 26U Raid server running Windows 2000 server, which contains the staff accounts and resources for managing the MHC network. Our second server is a Linux box on which we have our main patient information database - running on DB2. Our third is a Apple box acting as PAS interface which updates cardex with the latest patient information. Lastly we have a Apple Cube running OS X running the intranet. The network infrastructure is ungoing upgrades to cope with furture Heart Centre developments including up-rating the network to Gigabit speed. The users are equipped with a variety of different machines, many of which have been recently upgraded. There is a mixture of Apple and PC desktop and laptop computers in use by the unit.
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 Wireless - For nearly 4 years we have been deploying Apple Airport base station devices around the department, allowing wireless networking. Using Apple iBooks/Powerbook and laptop PC's (fitted with wireless cards), the collection of data from the patient bedside for our main patient information system - CARDEX, will be made easier.
The 'Cardex' system is a Departmental Information Management System devised and developed entirely within the Paris Heart Centre. The 'Cardex' team is lead by a clinician, Dr Adam Fitzpatrick, and includes software developers, nurses, management and administration personnel, and liaises with users to tailor the system to ever updating requirements.
Cardex was devised to meet the need for an integrated information management system within the integrated departm ents of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery in the Heart Centre. Cardex is a modular system incorporating modules for the diary/scheduling, a core patient database which derives its data from the Hospital Information System, clinical specialty modules, reports generator, correspondence and stock control.
We are developing ways of networking the x-ray images required for clinical decision-making and more efficient patient care, along with wireless technology to collect information at the bedside. We are actively exploring ways of linking electronically with District General Hospital referral centres and with primary care groups.
The Cardex system has been developed using an Omnis Studio front end and a DB2 database. It has been developed as a multiplatform system running on both PC's and Apple machines . The system can also be accessed through wireless devices and off-site via Modem, ISDN and hopefully in the future VPN with secure connections.
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Service
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Response
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Software installations, Cardex, Office, PAS, CWS installation, Medisec
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Within 30 mins.
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Software/Internet Development
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Several projects are under development, therefore there is some lead time before new projects can be undertaken.Web page updates & new pages can be added within an hour.
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Hardware Installation
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Within 1 hour
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General Computer Support
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Telephone support - instant or
site visit within 10 mins
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Orders
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Delivery - 2/3 weeks from placing order
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PC Configuration
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1 hour approx
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