7 September 2016

Wachter: strategic investment in clinical leaders is vital

The much-anticipated review of NHS IT by US 'digital doctor' Robert Wachter says a significant proportion of healthcare IT funding
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6 September 2016

Calling the FHIR brigade

Philip Scott, chair of HL7 UK, discusses the evolution of the HL7 FHIR standard, some projects in which it is
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2 September 2016

Healthcare IT industry news in brief

The week’s round-up covers news frontiers for a UK-based patient portal supplier, a big infrastructure contract awarded in Gloucestershire and
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2 September 2016

Andy Kinnear: one day, will we all deserve a medal?

The Rio Olympics were inspiring; but Andy Kinnear argues there is plenty that healthcare IT can learn from them, if
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31 August 2016

Ewan Davis: working on the (block)chain gang

Some blockchain techs have great potential in healthcare. But the NHS needs to think carefully about which techs are useful
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31 August 2016

Caldicott 3: opting for the right opt-outs?

A week before the government closes its public consultation on Caldicott 3, Jennifer Trueland asks whether it has come up
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30 August 2016

Rotherham’s SEPIA tinted view

When The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust ran into problems with a big EPR implementation, it added a ‘skin’ to link
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app round up
26 August 2016

Mobile and app news in brief

This month’s app round-up covers the Scottish fight against antimicrobial resistance and putting clinical photography access on your mobile. Scottish
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24 August 2016

Davey Winder: turn on, tune in, log-out

Leaving computers logged-in is a security risk and it can be a patient safety risk. To stop it happening, techies
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23 August 2016

Another view: of appointments, texts and email

GP Neil Paul is annoyed that his system supplier has tweaked its online booking platform; but also convinced that electronic
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