Three digital health companies receive backing from East Midlands AHSN
MyCognition PRO, WoundWorks InSight and Qardio QardioArm will receive support to boost the adoption of their technologies across the NHS.
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‘Late and incomplete’ definitions from NHS stifling interoperability
David Hancock said interoperability is “nowhere near” where it needed to be, highlighting “late and incomplete” standards definitions from the NHS.
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NHS needs to be ‘slim and simple’ to allow innovation, Donnelly says
Speaking at HETT on 2 October the chief digital officer at NHSE spoke about the importance of working with the digital health market.
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CCIO says better infrastructure and training needed to reap benefits of tech
Speaking at NHS Expo, CCIO Ayesha Rahim said it was easy to get caught up in new technology, but getting the basics right was more important.
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Exclusive: Local Health and Care Records initiative may lose funding
Future funding for LHCREs may be redirected to fund other projects, including last week’s £1.8bn for NHS infrastructure and £250m for a National AI Lab.
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Government pledges £250m for National AI Lab to improve diagnostics
The lab will be used to develop cutting-edge treatments for cancer, dementia and heart disease, as well as upskilling the workforce to use AI.
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List of accredited EPR suppliers published by NHSE and NHSX
Eight companies have been placed on the framework after they met a wide range of key criteria including ability to integrate with other IT systems.
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Round up of the best reactions to Digital Health Summer Schools 2019
It’s been a busy few days and to keep the Digital Health Summer Schools buzz going, we’ve rounded up some of the best reactions and tweets.
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Alexa will see you now: NHS partners with Amazon
Amazon’s algorithms trawl information on NHS websites to provide answers to questions like: “How do I treat a migraine?” or “What are the symptoms of flu?”.
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NHS England chief information officer Will Smart ‘set to move on’
Sources told Digital Health that Smart is expected to leave his role as part of the wholesale shake-up of IT leadership at NHS England.
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