Code red
Daloni Carlisle reports on how the often neglected discipline of clinical coding is becoming vital to the financial health of NHS trusts, and highlights the spread of ‘upcoding’.
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Looking abroad
Sinead Quinn, healthcare programme manager at Intellect outlines some international opportunities for UK healthcare businesses in English-speaking countries.
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GP2GP goes live
A working version of the long-awaited GP2GP transfer system was demonstrated at the BCS’s Primary Health Care Specialist Group Conference last week. EHI Primary Care was there.
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Stigma? What stigma?
Jim Thomson, chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, strongly argues for greater regulations on online pharmacies and the sale of prescription-only drugs over the web.
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The apprentice
John Aird, director of IM&T at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL), describes a thriving grow-your-own scheme for IT staff.
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A new era of choice?
Sean Riddell, deputy managing director of EMIS, examines the current climate five months after the DH announced it would allow GPs a choice of systems in CfH.
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Understanding e-learning
Dr Wassila Mehanna, e-learning consultant at Teknical, takes an academic perspective on the history and potential of the technology.
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Drug test
In his second article in the series, Pete Marsh, technical director of Wirral Health Informatics service, looks at specific issues in electronic prescribing and drug administration.
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Crossed wires
Despite a bumpy start, the first booking made with IBS over Choose and Book in Wandsworth was a success, EHI Primary Care reports.
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Wirral’s gateway to care
Pete Marsh, technical director of Wirral Health Informatics, outlines the needs and obstacles often not considered by those implementing clinical IT systems.
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