Circle (formally BMI) needed to completely modernise its legacy IT systems while undergoing two changes of ownership, a merger and supporting patients, staff and the wider NHS during the Covid pandemic.

Ben Meade (as CIO at Circle & part of the Executive team) led Circle’s Digital Transformation to rebuild Circle’s understanding & usage of information and its Digital eco-system from the ground up, using the principles and frameworks that now form part of Ringfence’s “Information Fitness®” approach.

Ringfence’s Information Governance, Information Security, (IT) Costs Management & Risk Management packs evolved from the integrated governance approach developed within Circle to ensure that all aspects of Circle information usage were properly overseen and successfully managed.

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Circle’s Core Logical Information Model provided the consensus, organisation-wide understanding and framework for the data that mattered most, providing the blueprint for better analytics, data quality and re-alignment of IT systems during Digital Transformation.

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Circle’s ground-breaking, industry leading Digital Doorway APIs, aligned to the FHIR healthcare global interoperability standard, provided a quicker & easier way for Circle to talk digitally to other organisations, including Healthcare Insurers & the NHS.

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The evolution of Circle’s Data Analytics Community using common tools and cleaned-up, fully aligned data sources drove better data quality, understanding and decision-making from Ward to Board.

Circle transformed into a fully modernised, multi-award winning UK Private Healthcare market leader within four years, with data and digital being key enablers for this.

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Better data literacy, understanding and trust in data quality, enabling Circle to be more “data-led” and driving faster, better decision-making and performance.

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More agile, responsive and cost-effective IT & Digital, kept fully aligned with wider business goals & objectives through more effective integrated governance.