QRisk2 in TPP “fixed” but up to 270,000 patients affected
Up to 270,000 patients have been affected by errors in a cardiovascular disease risk calculator, which is being blamed on a “code mapping” issues.
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RCP apps guidance attacked
Recent guidance from the Royal College of Physicians that says doctors should only use medical apps carrying a CE mark has come under fire from Charles Lowe, managing director of the Digital Health and Care Alliance.
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Appropriate regulation
The regulation of healthcare apps emerged as a hot topic at the end of last year; and will be the subject of a lively discussion at the HANDI spring symposium that forms part of EHI’s Digital Health Festival. Lis Evenstad reports.
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Patient safety reporting overhaul
The NHS is developing the National Reporting and Learning System to become an integrated reporting route for patient safety incidents.
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Addressing a burning issue
The Mersey Burns App was the overall winner of the EHI Awards 2013 in association with CGI; and will be at EHI Live next week. Daloni Carlisle talks to its developers.
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Is there a regulation for that?
Richard Brady, a surgical registrar, is worried that too many medical apps have too little medical input – and may be unsafe. He tells Lis Evenstad that regulation is needed.
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Datalink to support UK life sciences
The government has launched a “world-class e-health secure research service” that will provide life science researchers with greater access to anonymised NHS patient data.
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Is there a regulation for that?
Apps are flooding into the healthcare market. But regulators are struggling to catch up – and many people in the industry don’t want them involved. Shanna Crispin reports.
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Yellow cards built into SystmOne
Healthcare IT supplier TPP has announced that clinicians can now report adverse drug reactions direct from its SystmOne software. The company said its integration with the yellow card scheme run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority means clinicians can now send a completed card from within SystmOne. TPP said this means GPs will […]
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MHRA seeks prison for fake drug pedlars
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed that it is consulting on measures to introduce prison sentences to combat fake online pharmacies and those selling counterfeit medicines. If the consultation is passed, convicted individuals could face a maximum penalty of 10-12 years in prison if they are found guilty of supplying, offering […]
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