28 March 2019

Data sharing in health apps ‘far from transparent’, BMJ research warns

App developers legally and routinely share data but evidence suggest many fail to provide privacy assurances around how they share
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27 March 2019

Digital tech can be used to reduce loneliness, Vodafone report finds

It’s often thought that technology isolate older generations but research from Vodafone suggests it can better connect them with friends
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26 March 2019

Chair of BHF says data science will ‘transform’ health

Doug Gurr said the next step in implementing the BHFs “four big bets” included harnessing data science and deploying technology
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Digital Health Rewired: 25 - 26 March 2019, Olympia London
25 March 2019

Medication information standard could help save “huge” amounts of money

The national leader argued such a standard was in development and would offer the potential to save "huge amounts of
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A person using online GP service, videoDoc, on a smartphone
22 March 2019

GP apps need ‘back-up plan’ in cases of suspected sepsis, new guidance says

Sepsis can be a notoriously difficult infection to spot, which raises the question: Do GP apps pose a risk the
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app round up
22 March 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

Our latest mobile health and apps news features a new payroll app that's saving the NHS hundreds of hours and
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21 March 2019

Leeds Teaching Hospitals offers video link for outpatient appointments

Using the Virtual Clinic platform by Involve Visual Collaboration, patients can access a clinicians from the comfort of their own
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21 March 2019

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital piloting eConsent software

Wellbeing Software’s eConsent will be used across the trust as part of its wider programme of digital transformation.
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20 March 2019

Fine line between AI becoming a buzzword and working in healthcare explored

The key to successful AI lies with good quality data and a change in culture, healthcare leaders said at an
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20 March 2019

Salford Royal deploys paperless anaesthetic records

Machines used in all stages of surgery will send information to the system, enabling clinicians to make decisions in real-time.
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