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Patient pictures improve radiologist’s care

A patient’s picture may help improve the performance of radiologists, new Israeli research has found. The picture in question is
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Its name is RiO

The latest column from NHS Connecting for Health outlines the benefits of the RiO electronic care records system to London.
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IT underpins NHS reform in Queen’s speech

The government is planning to introduce a health bill to Parliament that will require further investment in IT and new
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PRIMIS+ moves to NHS Information Centre

Responsibility for the data quality organisation PRIMIS+ is to move from NHS Connecting for Health to the NHS Information Centre
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NHS Tayside and Lanarkshire guilty of data breaches

Two Scottish health boards have been found in breach of data protection laws for leaving patients’ personal information on paper
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Hard Times?

What does this week’s pre-budget report mean for the NHS and its IT? Fiona Barr investigates.
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HL7 publishes four implementation guides

Health Level Seven (HL7), a developer of global healthcare standards, has announced the launch of four new implementation guides with
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QoF closes a deprivation gap

The gap between the least and most deprived areas of England for blood pressure monitoring and control has almost disappeared since
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Data identified as key factor in PBC failure

Lack of high quality data is one of the key factors behind the poor progress of practice-based commissioning, the King’s
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Think-tank calls for QoF to be devalued

The value of the Quality and Outcomes Framework should be reduced from 30% of GP income to just 7%, according
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