The medic aiming for clinically meaningful record standards
As the new vice chair of the Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB), Afzal Chaudhry is aiming for clinically meaningful records standards.
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North of England receives £10m boost for AI and digital pathology work
The programme aims to develop new ways to speeding up diagnosis of diseases like cancer using AI, to improve outcomes for patients.
AI and Analytics
Report suggests US health IT approaching FHIR tipping point
An analysis of health IT data in the US suggests that the country is approaching a ‘turning point’ in the implementation of interoperable standards.
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NHS Scotland to move to Windows 10 in ‘landmark’ Microsoft deal
The agreement, which covers a period of three years, also sees all 161,000 NHS Scotland employees migrated to Microsoft Office 365.
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Microsoft CEO: AI can change the trajectory of healthcare if properly used
Satya Nadella touched on the potential of artificial intelligence in the NHS during his keynote address at Microsoft Future Decoded.
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Welsh social prescribing start-up joins AHSN accelerator
Signum Health’s i-navigator platform supports people in need of non-clinical care, such as weight loss, anxiety and depression and social isolation.
Digital Patient
The app giving power to outpatients at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT
At Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT, a new app for outpatients is starting a journey of greater patient empowerment, data sharing and gathering.
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Medopad pledges $10m to ‘supercharge’ partner integration
The company has partnered with eight more health tech firms to create new, condition-specific apps for patients via the Medopad platform.
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Bolton gets proactive with threat detection capabilities
The trust has selected Vectra’s Cognito platform to secure its IT networks against cyber-attacks and help ease strain on the community provider’s IT security team.
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NHS Highland trials GP Near Me video service in Wick
The new GP Near Me service is being tested with patients of Riverview Practice in the town of Wick, Caithness, in the north of Scotland.
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