Special Report: Imaging
The regionalisation of NHS imaging services facilitated by the cloud is a promising stepping-stone towards more integrated care. AI’s potential, however, is taking longer than expected to be fulfilled. By Owen Hughes.
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An EPR supplier duopoly in the UK would stifle future innovation
Forget the big bang approach to EPR implementation – the financial constraints on NHS trusts make it dangerous to rely on the two big suppliers. By Rachael Fox.
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Digitisation of NHS prescriptions using E-Sign secure technology for National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA)
The trade body for the clinical homecare industry, NCHA, put out a tender for a single, standardised digital solution to prescription processing. The ‘low code’, scalable solution provided by E-Sign reduced the process time from two days to two hours.
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NHS Cyber Strategy: Four data protection tips for healthcare organisations
With the NHS increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, NHS organisations must act to defend themselves and protect the privacy and wellbeing of patients, writes Jon Fielding.
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Special Report: Electronic Document Management
Electronic document management is no longer about ‘going paperless’. It is viewed increasingly as part of a much broader digital transformation – a shift which brings its own challenges, reports Claire Read.
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NHSE brain drain threatens inertia and uncertainty for health tech
The impending departures of NHS England’s transformation director Tim Ferris, chief operating officer Sir David Sloman, and chief nursing information officer Natasha Phillips will leave behind a worrying power vacuum. By Rachel Murphy, Silver Buccaneer and former director of digital delivery at NHS England.
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Global Population Health Summit Took Place in New York
New York, USA: The Global Population Health Summit – GPHS, recently took place in New York City, with an aim to promote population health importance by encouraging scientific and evidence-based discussion to tackle the most pressing challenges affecting population health.
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Converge around the person, not the technology
The debate on EPR convergence needs to acknowledge the inescapable variety of the health and care landscape and put people first, writes Alastair Allen.
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Outdated ‘legacy tech’ risks driving frustrated staff out of the NHS
Old and outdated tech could be exacerbating the health service’s staffing crisis, writes Mark Burton from Virgin Media O2 Business.
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