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 an suitable candidate.
Clinical Software
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 hours before a life threatening event.
Clinical Software
QRisk2 in TPP “fixed” but up to 270,000 patients affected
Up to 270,000 patients have been affected by errors in a cardiovascular disease risk calculator, which is being blamed on a “code mapping” issues.
AI and Analytics
iPlato launches MyGP appointments app as API talks continue
Patients can now book and cancel GP appointments through a new feature launched on iPlato’s MyGP.
Digital Patient
Babylon Health launches new AI triage tool
Babylon Health says it has launched the first AI capable of triaging patients; although the company acknowledges that it doesn’t always agree with clinicians.
Digital Patient
Healthwatch England survey reveals patient sharing concerns
While most patients are happy have their medical records used to support medical research, few are comfortable with how it is being handled, Healthwatch England has reported.
Cyber Security
GPs embracing phone but not Skype consultations
GPs remain resistant to politicians’ calls to adopt Skype consulting, with many citing poor technology and a lack of patient demand, a survey in the British Journal of General Practice has found.
Digital Patient
PHRs struggling to gain traction and show benefits – review
Attempts to create a personal health records suffer from a “lack of quantifiable benefits” and some schemes face an uncertain future if new funding is not found, a wide-ranging review by the RCP’s Health Informatics Unit for NHS England has concluded.
Digital Patient
Coordinate My Care integrates care plans into Emis Web
Urgent care plans for thousands of London’s most vulnerable patients care are now just a click away for almost 1,000 of their GPs.
News
Southern TrakCare trusts reschedule go-lives
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has put back its go-live date for its InterSystems TrakCare electronic patient record; as have the other two trusts in the Southern SmartCare programme.
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