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Wearables info to feed records – Kelsey
Members of the public will be able to add data from wearable devices to their electronic patient record by 2018, according to Tim Kelsey, national director for patients and information at NHS England.
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Power to the people: signs off
Paul Hodgkin, the former GP and founder of Patient Opinion, reflects on a non-Marxist, Marxian revolution in his last column for EHI.
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Power to the people: takes another bite of Apple
Many digital column inches were expanded on the launch of the Apple Watch last week. But Paul Hodgkin argues the development to watch is ResearchKit.
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Joe’s view: An SCR iPhone app?
Apple’s latest operating system comes with an emergency medical screen for users to fill in. Joe McDonald wonders why it doesn’t link to the Summary Care Record; or even a detailed care record.
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Access more areas
Patient.co.uk won an EHI Award last year for a mobile version of Patient Access. With deadlines looming for GPs to offer online services to patients, Fiona Barr reports on a timely winner.
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Another view of simple tech
GP Neil Paul is a huge fan of technology. But sometimes a simple device, with a big red button on it, is the answer…
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Emis creates PHR with Apple HealthKit
Emis is using the Apple HealthKit platform to create a personal health record that is integrated with its Emis Web GP and clinical system.
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Apple tightens health data rules
Apple has tightened privacy rules for developers collecting data from apps using its new HealthKit platform as it launches a range of new products – including the Apple Watch.
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Apple bites into wearables
Apple has launched its first wearable device. Sam Sachdeva asks what this could mean for the wearable tech market and for healthcare.
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