Allscripts Congratulates Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust on EHI Intelligence CDMI Ranking

-- CDMI Rankings Announced at EHI Live 2013 with Allscripts clients Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital as a joint leader in the rankings and Salford Royal at joint 16 of 160

MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EHI Intelligence published its inaugural Clinical Digital Maturity Index(CDMI), with a rank and score for each of the 160 acute NHS trusts in England.

EHI Intelligence developed the CDMI for the NHS over a three-year period. NHS England formed a partnership with EHI's research department to make the CDMI freely available to trusts and continue with its development.

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital led the ranking in joint first, with Salford Royal ranked at joint 16 out of 160.

Stuart Miller, Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for Allscripts stated, "On behalf of Allscripts we want to congratulate Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Salford Royal on their achievements in obtaining great rankings on the CDMI. It is a proud day for both organisations."

EHI Intelligence formally launched the CDMI and discussed the results of the report Tuesday, 5 November 2013, at EHI Live at the NEC in Birmingham.

About Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist hospitals in the UK, providing heart and lung surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine. The Trust serves an adult population of over 2.8 million and the geographical catchment area encompasses the North West of England. The Trust was officially awarded the highly prestigious 'UK Provider Trust of the Year' status at the 2012 Health Service Journal Awards.

About Salford Royal
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of hospital, community and primary care services, including the University Teaching Hospital. The Trust employs 6,000 staff and provides local services to the City of Salford and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond. The Trust also offers specialist care to people from all over the UK who need expert help with brain, neuroscience, kidney, bone, intestine or skin conditions. The Trust has an excellent track record; having the highest consistent rating for service quality coupled with one of the highest sets of patient and staff satisfaction scores. www.srft.nhs.uk / @salfordroyalnhs

About Allscripts
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