CCIO profile: Dr Mark Simpson
Dr Mark Simpson, chief clinical information officer at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, tells Claire Read this is the time for clinical IT enthusiasts.
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Another view
Tim Kelsey’s suggestion that clinicians and even patients should code has met with derision. GP Neil Paul thinks it should be encouraged.
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This year’s top model
A project to let feedback influence commissioning was a winner at the EHI Awards 2012 and will feature at EHI’s new Information for Commissioning conference on 15 May. Fiona Barr reports.
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From the Heart and Chest
EHealth Insider’s latest columnist, Dr Johan Waktare, is just months away from seeing an electronic patient record go live at his trust. But what is “an EPR” and how much “EPRedness” can an organisation take?
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Physician heal thyself
Dr Lawrence Weed, leading champion of health IT for 50 years, says the practice of medicine remains unscientific because knowledge tools are not used effectively.
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Code red
Since the Francis report came out, the newspapers have been full of stories of more hospitals “fiddling” their mortality figures. Mik Horswell of UKCHIP says informatics professionals need to show their professionalism, now.
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Joe’s view of global domination
Joe McDonald has just been elected chair of the CCIO Leaders Network set up by eHealth Insider to promote chief clinical information officers in the NHS. And he wants you to join up.
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EHI interview: Dr Neelam Dugar
Having chaired the UK Imaging Informatics Group for almost six years, Dr Neelam Dugar, recently stepped down. She talks to Paul Curran about her time in the role, and the future of digital imaging.
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Reflections from the Big Easy
EHI editor, Jon Hoeksma, reflects on the similarities between US health IT trends and what is happening in the UK, after a week at HIMSS 2013 in New Orleans.
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Southend-on-System C
The board of Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust took some convincing to invest in a new patient administration system and electronic patient record, but the team has now “hit the ground running.” Rebecca Todd reports.
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