Christie and Clatterbridge go with Intouch’s patient management flow
Two cancer treatment centres in the north west of England are introducing new patient flow management technology to help improve patient experience and run more efficient outpatient clinics.
Clinical Software
Delayed phase four EPS pilot to begin this year
Eight GP practices will trial the latest stage of NHS Digital’s electronic prescription service programme before the end of 2018.
Clinical Software
NHS banned from buying new fax machines as Hancock orders phase-out
Matt Hancock has banned NHS organisations from buying new fax machines beyond January 2019, under plans to remove them from the NHS entirely by 2020.
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NUH and Macmillan pilot new ‘virtual clinic’ for tumour patients
Virtual Clinic was trialled as part of efforts to help improve care for patients with brain tumours across the East Midlands.
Digital Patient
Genomics England says DNA data not moved due to hacking attempts
Responding to reports that genetics data belonging to some 85,000 individuals had been moved to a secure Ministry of Defence (MoD) base in Wiltshire after multiple hacking attempts, Genomics England said it had ‘no evidence’ that it had been targeted when contacted by Digital Health News.
Cyber Security
Cyber security news round-up
This month’s round-up of cyber security news nibs includes a cyber-attack on US healthcare provider Atrium Health and a report from the ICO that details how a GP surgery secretary was fired and fined for reading colleagues’ medical records.
Cyber Security
Amazon’s new machine learning tool to decode unstructured medical data
Amazon Comprehend Medical is capable of reading clinical notes, prescriptions and audio transcripts and decoding the information contained within it.
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Dedalus named latest supplier for Scotland ePMA framework
The £15m framework covers 14 regional health boards and two national hospitals, including the State Psychiatric and the Golden Jubilee.
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Servelec and Totalmobile developing new EPR and social care apps
The companies are developing new apps for Servelec’s Rio and Mosaic systems that will allow users to access critical patient info at the point of care.
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NHS Education for Scotland publishes tech guide for healthcare staff
The Technology Enabled Care resource includes a series of online learning modules where participants can brush up on wearable devices, home monitoring and video conferencing.
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