A Scan4Safety barcode
4 January 2017

NHS barcode project aimed at improving patient safety

The humble barcode has been ubiquitous in retail for decades. Now the NHS is trying to use the technology to
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3 January 2017

Michael Thick elected chair CCIO Industry Network

IMS Maxims chief clinical information officer has been elected chair of the CCIO Industry Network, a group of clinicians working
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29 December 2016

Whatever happened to Open Source in 2016?

Open source was all the rage in the NHS in 2015, but it’s barely rated in the past 12 months.
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20 December 2016

Six NHS mental health exemplars to get £5m each

A second wave of six digital exemplar trusts is coming, this time for mental health but with less central funding.
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19 December 2016

January’s Cyber Security Summit line-up announced

Digital Health’s Cyber Security Summit series is returning on 24 January, 2017, hosted at the Royal College of Physicians. The
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16 December 2016

iMDsoft bought by Harris Computer Corporation

Theatres and intensive care clinical software specialist iMDsoft has been bought by Canadian firm Harris Computer Corporation, an arm of
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15 December 2016

Emis chief executive Chris Spencer to retire

The long-serving chief executive of leading UK clinical software firm Emis Health, has announced his plans to retire next year.
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30 November 2016

Frank Hester named entrepreneur of the year

Frank Hester, chief executive of TPP, has been named entrepreneur of the year at the Lloyds National Business Awards.
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21 November 2016

Four new digital exemplars expected, including Imperial

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is likely to be named as a global exemplar, in conjunction with the neighbouring Chelsea
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15 November 2016

Value of stolen medical records less than financial data

A new study into the marketplace for stolen medical records has found that stolen medical records data does not yet
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