UK health IT community loses one of its brightest and warmest stars
Ewan Davis, one of the most original and influential thinkers in UK health IT, and particularly primary care and open platforms, passed away suddenly last month.
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Times are hard, but trusts can still make positive IT choices
Chief information officers can make future-proof investment decisions to support their clinical colleagues, drive efficiency and improve outcomes, even when budgets are tight and a general election is on the way, writes Rebecca Wise at Clanwilliam UK.
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How simulation can help solve the NHS elective care backlog
Simulation technology takes the risk out of decision making to reveal the ideas, technologies, changes in pathways and processes that will improve healthcare, writes Tom Stephenson
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Industry Spotlight: Tom Skelland, senior pharmacy executive, Oracle Health
Moving from the NHS to industry gave Tom Skelland the opportunity to do more of what he loves – but first and foremost, he remains a pharmacist. By Jennifer Trueland.
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Navigating digital transformation in healthcare
Ahead of Rewired 2024, Beverley Bryant, CDIO at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital Foundation Trusts, shares insights in Computer Weekly from their joint digital transformation journey: the Apollo project.
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Rewired 2024: ‘This is a watershed moment for community pharmacists’
A fundamental shift in the digital capabilities of community pharmacies is opening the door to a new era of record sharing and shared care, Rewired keynote speaker Rahul Singal tells Digital Health News.
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Industry Spotlight: Paul Tambeau, CEO Induction Healthcare
As NHS appointment no-shows continue to cost the NHS millions each year, Induction Healthcare’s Paul Tambeau bets on digital empowerment for a turnaround. By Owen Hughes
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AI will revolutionise our ‘disorganised’ healthcare system, but only if it has reliable data
Building AI tools into existing models is futile. It is time to go back to the drawing board, argues Orion Health’s Brad Porter.
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How data can help make ‘care closer to home’ a reality
Poor quality data is partly to blame for the failure to shift care out of hospitals and into the community. But simple steps can make data an enabler of change, writes The King’s Fund’s Danielle Jefferies.
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AI and data: Let’s get the basics right for patients and staff
As AI systems become ‘pervasive’, the risks and opportunities increase. Digital leaders must put people first at all stages of design and implementation, writes Simon Noel
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