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Annual Harris user conference will gather hundreds for education, training and networking
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — October 16, 2025 — Altera Digital Health, a global health IT leader, today announced its participation in HCTC 2025, hosted by parent company Harris at the Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center in Chula Vista, Calif., December 2–4. Altera thought leaders, clients and partners will present during healthcare track sessions at the annual user conference, which brings together more than one thousand attendees to provide technical education, exchange industry best practices and network with other Harris users.
Clients in attendance will hear directly from Altera leadership on the company’s vision for artificial intelligence (AI) and other key industry topics such as clinician satisfaction, financial stability and patient engagement. Breakout sessions for Sunrise™, Paragon®, TouchWorks® EHR and CareInMotion will feature product roadmap previews from solution experts as well as success stories and learnings shared by peer institutions like Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Pipeline Health and Lakeview Clinic. Leaders from Ventus, Managed Services and Altera Cloud will also be onsite to answer client questions and discuss new ways to drive organizational value. Additionally, healthcare track attendees can join sessions presented by Ingenious Med, a fellow member of the Harris Healthcare family, that will focus on common industry pain points and emerging technologies.
“HCTC offers so much interaction, information and exchange of ideas. Engaging with leaders from other organizations using the same solutions and facing the same challenges was invaluable,” said Dr. Michael Josey, Chief Medical Information Officer, Grand Lake Health System. “I’m looking forward to this year’s event, learning from Altera and fellow clients, and taking new strategies back to our organization to work on even more improvements.”
Attendees will also have an opportunity to engage with Altera partners like IMO Health and Crowdstrike during sponsorship showcases and educational sessions. Health Gorilla, a designated QHIN under TEFCA, will team up with Sunrise to provide insights on advancements in nationwide interoperability. FinThrive, a healthcare revenue cycle management software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, will also join Sunrise to discuss how clients can drive efficiency and revenue at their organizations.
“Healthcare is moving at a rapid pace, from innovation to regulation. No matter their size or location, our clients are facing many of the same clinical, financial and operational complexities,” said Marcus Perez, President, Altera Digital Health. “I’m excited for the discussions to come at HCTC as we dig into our clients’ top challenges and opportunities. It’s all about sharing knowledge among people with the same drive to do right by providers, patients and overall organizations.”
Altera clients can learn more and register for HCTC 2025 here.
About Altera Digital Health
A global healthcare IT leader, Altera Digital Health develops and elevates technology to bring next-level healthcare within reach. Altera’s approach to our solutions is changing the way healthcare is delivered—we see the summit of what healthcare can be, but rather than total transformation, we’re focused on helping organizations take the steps they need to get there. Altera designs digital health services that lead healthcare to a higher place, while we guide those we partner with, all along the way. To learn more, visit www.alterahealth.com.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) has achieved significant time savings across its wards by introducing automated vital signs integration into its Sunrise™ Electronic Patient Record (EPR), provided by Altera Digital Health. The trust now estimates a savings of 2.5 minutes per observation, equating to approximately 50% time saving for clinicians to record observations, freeing up hundreds of hours each year for direct patient care.
Traditionally, clinicians at MTW captured vital signs using portable physiological measuring devices and then manually transcribed results into the EPR. The process was prone to delays, transcription errors and inefficiencies.
Due to the limited availability of Computers on Wheels (COW) on wards and the difficulty of wheeling the device and a COW around a ward, observations were frequently written on paper and entered into the EPR later. This created systemic delays, often 45 minutes or longer, and increased the risk of error, reduced data quality, and delayed visibility of National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) alerts and prompts for follow on actions and escalation of care for deteriorating patients.
With the new solution, data is transmitted automatically and in real-time from bedside to EPR. Time-and-motion studies conducted by the trust revealed that observation documentation now appears in the EPR within approximately one minute on average, down from up to 45 minutes previously. This rapid data entry means clinicians no longer need to backdate entries or search for paper notes, enabling faster decision-making and patient escalation.
“This transformation is more than a technology change – it’s a cultural shift in how we deliver safe, data-driven care,” said Johanna Kelly, Chief Nursing Information Officer at MTW. “Our teams are empowered to act faster and more confidently with real-time information at their fingertips, improving both outcomes and experience.”
Shanese Rochester, Registered Nurse at MTW, said: “I love it, it’s easy to use and accurate. It goes straight to the EPR so there is no need to key in the information after taking the observations. It saves a lot of time not having to log into the EPR after doing the observations and that time can be used to provide other nursing care to the patients.”
For the patient, safety is improved with earlier identification of deterioration to enable faster escalation and improved outcomes. It is also enhancing experience with more informed and timely care discussions during ward rounds and reduced need for repeat observations due to errors or delays.
Designed in partnership between Altera, MTW and Baxter, using its Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Monitors, the automation has been honed to include positive patient identification and barcode-enabled user authentication in line with Scan4Safety principles. Trust-localised NEWS2 scoring and device-to-EPR automation ensure robust escalation pathways and reduced transcription errors.
Unexpected benefits have been identified in the form of an increase in the total number of observations recorded per patient in the EPR. During the training programme for the new solution, inconsistencies in how observations were measured were also identified and provided an opportunity to re-enforce best practice.
MTW’s automated vital signs model is now being shared with neighbouring NHS organisations as a regional exemplar. The solution supports interoperability, aligns with MTW’s Green Plan by reducing paper use, and improves compliance with national clinical governance standards.
Mark Hutchinson, Executive Vice President, Altera Digital Health (UK & EMEA), commented: “This capability has transformed how vital signs are captured, recorded, and acted on with a robust digital workflow. It demonstrates the power of digital transformation in improving patient care, enhancing staff efficiency, and pushing the boundaries of EPR capabilities. We’ve very much enjoyed collaborating with the trust and Baxter to reduce the administrative burden on clinicians so they can focus more on direct patient care. Looking ahead, we will be supporting other trusts with vital signs integrations and similar scalable, interoperable system optimisations that deliver significant benefits to patients and clinicians.”
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Transforming healthcare delivery across the largest health jurisdiction in the world
Australia, September 2025 – Altera Digital Health is proud to announce the successful statewide implementation of Altera Opal, a dedicated healthcare Document Management Solution (DMS), marking a transformative milestone for healthcare delivery across the State’s vast and diverse regions.
The project, known as the Digital Medical Record (DMR) within WA Health, was rolled out to the last project site on 27 August 2025. The DMR project was led by the WA Department of Health and supported by delivery partners Health Support Services and Health Service Providers across the state.
Spanning more than 2.5 million square kilometres – the largest area in the world covered by a single health authority – WA Health serves a population of almost three million through more than 60,000 clinical and non-clinical staff. The sheer geographical scale, from remote Kimberley communities to metropolitan Perth, makes the implementation of a single, connected digital medical record an ambitious and unprecedented undertaking.
The sheer scale of the Opal system’s implementation and its impact on digitising healthcare is remarkable. As of July 2025, 44 million documents have been digitised successfully transitioning to structured, paperless documentation. A staggering 140 million documents have been made available in the DMR. This widespread adoption across WA Health is underscored by the system’s performance, supporting over 13,000 concurrent users during peak periods, which is a clear testament to its value and deep integration into clinical workflows.
“We are honoured to partner with WA Health on one of the most ambitious digital health transformations in the world,” said Todd Heabich, Executive Vice President, APAC, Altera Digital Health. “The scale of Western Australia presents unique challenges, but also an incredible opportunity to deliver equitable, high-quality care to every patient – whether they are in the heart of Perth or thousands of kilometres away in a remote community. The rollout was delivered in stages over the years, following a centrally led but locally tuned approach to ensure the unique needs of each health service and community are addressed. Opal will help empower clinicians with the information they need, when they need it, and help give patients a greater voice in their own healthcare journey.”
Opal is designed to streamline the creation, storage, management and retrieval of clinical documents, enabling paperless workflows that enhance financial, clinical and operational performance. Its intuitive, customisable design enables healthcare teams to capture, distribute and integrate data efficiently, supporting faster diagnoses and improved patient outcomes.
Key benefits of Opal for WA Health include:
- Transition from paper to digital – Captures documents within patient and visit context, interfacing with legacy repositories while retaining the familiar look of a paper folder.
- Single point of access – Delivers a shared, structured view of all patient documentation, with controlled permissions across multiple disciplines.
- Optimised efficiency and space – Reduces physical storage, environmental impact and record-retrieval times.
- Instant archival capabilities – Lowers maintenance costs and accelerates the move to a fully digital environment.
- Anywhere, anytime access – Provides secure, web-based access from desktops, mobile devices and bedside monitors, as well as remote clinician access.
- Improved patient safety and quality of care – Delivers comprehensive patient information for faster, more accurate diagnoses and clinical decision-making.
About Altera Digital Health
A global healthcare IT leader, Altera Digital Health develops and elevates technology to bring next-level healthcare within reach. Altera’s approach to our solutions is changing the way healthcare is delivered – we see the summit of what healthcare can be, but rather than total transformation, we’re focused on helping organisations take the steps they need to get there. Altera designs digital health services that lead healthcare to a higher place, while we guide those we partner with, all along the way. To learn more, visit https://apac.alterahealth.com/.
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