IT Use Varies Widely in Radiology, says Audit Commission
The use of information and digital technology varies widely in acute hospital radiology departments, according to a survey published this week by the Audit Commission for England and Wales. The report, based on figures gathered in April 2001, records that only a minority of departments were able to provide referring clinicians with access to digital […]
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“Scope for Improvement” on NHS e-Procurement
Only 14% of NHS trusts have fully integrated computer systems capable of managing electronic requisitioning, ordering, invoice matching and payment, according to an Audit Commission review of procurement and supply. The commission says that significant improvements have been made in the priority given to procurement and supply since its 1996 report, Goods for Your Health, […]
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Audit Commission says Information Quality a Priority
The Audit Commission has published a new report highlighting the need for NHS organisations to take urgent steps to improve the quality of data used in administrative and clinical systems. ‘Data Remember: Improving the quality of patient-based information in the NHS’, mainly focuses on the quality of data used in administrative systems, and says that […]
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