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Simon Stevens promises med tech tariff in grim speech

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has indicated that the commissioning board will introduce a ‘med tech’ tariff to support
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Healthcare IT industry news in brief

This week’s industry round up covers a new acquisition and some software changes that leverage wearable health data. It includes
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Hunt “relentless” on delivering paperless NHS

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he will be “relentless’ in seeing through his commitment to a ‘paperless’ NHS by
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NHS Fife picks InterSystems

InterSystems has continued its march through Scotland, with NHS Fife the latest to sign-up to the TrakCare platform.
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Search for NHS England’s new CITO drags on

NHS England has extended its search for a new chief information and technology officer, after initial interviews failed to find
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Wireless monitoring of sick kids rolls-out in Birmingham

Birmingham Children’s Hospital will roll-out personalised wireless monitoring of sick kids, with an early warning system that can alert clinicians
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Joe’s view: of cyber security

Joe McDonald’s mother reckons that if she’s not on the internet she can’t be internet scammed. Turns out, she’s right…
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Radiology transformation through collaboration

Ireland’s National Radiology Quality Improvement Programme used the Conserus Workflow Intelligence solution to drive quality improvement against national guidelines; and
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Dan Taylor: The difficult second column

The head of the Health and Social Care Centre’s security operations wants to know if it should be offering a
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