SUS anonymisation described as trivial
Fresh questions have been raised over the anonymity of de-identified patient data provided through the NHS secondary uses service for use in research trials.
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BMJ launches iPad edition
The British Medical Journal has launched an iPad app, offering edited highlights of the BMJ in print and online.
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BMJ Group buys GP software company
The BMJ Group has entered the primary care software market with the acquisition of Informatica Systems Ltd.
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More doubt cast on impact of info
Presenting high quality data to patients is unlikely to directly drive improvements in the quality of care, according to a paper in the BMJ.
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NHS PHR HealthSpace fails to deliver
Patients have found the government’s personal health record project HealthSpace neither useful nor easy to use and only a tiny percentage have so far signed up for it, according to a study published today.
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NPfIT study urges ‘middle-out’ approach
The largest study of the national roll-out of the NHS Care Records Service to date has concluded that its top down, standardised approach has led to much slower progress than originally envisaged. The study, led by Professor Aziz Sheik from the University of Edinburgh, says the original approach of the National Programme for IT in the […]
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Royal Free builds Cerner checklists
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust has developed a fully auditable set of checklists and actions for clinicians working with patients with gastro-intestinal bleeding within Cerner Millennium.
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Expert view: Emma Byrne
A member of the UCL team that reviewed the Summary Care Record looks beyond the numbers and behind the headlines at what it found.
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