Clients & Case Studies

With remote access to probably every Proton renal system in the UK, Vitalpulse is contracted by UK Transplant, UK Renal Registry, and Scottish Renal Registry to develop and maintain data extract routines for renal units nationwide and to format it to a variety of data standards, including XML and EDIfact. In 2004 we were contracted by the NHSIA to produce the NPfIT spine data definitions for renal medicine, and awarded a national contract to provide interfaces to the internet-based patient records project, Renal Patient View for which we also developed the XML schema. Whenever research data is required for national statistics or commercial enterprises, Vitalpulse can – and does - deliver

Renal Medicine

In the UK 70% of renal dialysis and transplant patients are managed using Proton Clinical Information Systems. Some of these record continuous treatment data going back over the last 25 years, often in highly individualised and sometimes idiosyncratic formats, all of which have served to prolong the active life of Proton.

• UK Transplant (UKT): Establishing data collection processes from all Transplant and Follow-up centres and developing file transfer capabilities with their database in Bristol. This was completed using the concept of Gateway PCs, a model we have adopted for many of our interfacing solutions to the present day.
• UK Renal Registry: Supporting data collection and file transfer processes.
• NHSIA: Provide specialist input into the definition of the renal dataset for the NSF.
• EDTA: Review and assess proposed new database for the European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EDTA).
• Ortho Biotech: Developing a PC based anaemia audit package for renal management and roll-out across the UK. Currently installed in 23 renal units with c60 users.
• Roche Pharmaceuticals: Development of a PC based anaemia audit package for renal management and roll-out to selected units.
• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals: Development of an audit tool for eGFR to support an immunosuppressive drug study. Intended for roll-out during 2006, this project will include all UK transplant units.
• Fresenius: Development and installation of dialysis machine network interfaces for Finesse Classic and Finesse Pro throughout the UK. New installations will continue throughout 2006. We are also developing an interface to the new “Finesse 2” by late-summer 2006.
• BM Browne:
• Renal Patient View: In collaboration with NHSIA and RIXG, Vitalpulse is responsible for designing the XML scheme, file construction and encryption mechanism, and continuing deployment of data collection and transmission procedures at every Proton site.

Development and roll out to all Proton systems methods for data collection, encryption and transfer to RPV website. We also designed the published XML schema.

• Greater Glasgow Health Board:
• Scottish Renal Registry: Design and implement information exchange processes for Scotland via XML messaging. Design supporting XML schema for use by all suppliers of renal clinical information systems so that they too can submit data to the Scottish Registry.