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The industry CCIO: Amir Mehrkar

Described as the ā€˜Robin Hood of Health IT’, Dr Amir Mehrkar decided to join the corporate world in autumn 2015.
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CSUS: big differences in usability of clinical software

The Clinical Software Usability Survey has found big differences in the reported usability of the software used by NHS staff;
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The industry CCIO: going over to the dark side?

In the first guest column from members of the Industry CCIO Network, Michael Thick of IMS Maxims discusses some of
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Joe’s view: of consent to share

As a stroppy teenager, Joe McDonald didn’t think much of his dad’s idea that the Falklands were ā€œthere for the
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First Clinical Software Usability Survey reaches milestone

Digital Health Intelligence has completed the first phase of the Clinical Software Usability Survey after collecting ratings for more than
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Ireland details €875m EHR plans

Ireland is planning to spend up to €875 (Ā£700m) on building an electronic health record over the next five to
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Leadership summit: full steam ahead?

The first Digital Health Leadership Summit heard the government wants to create the ā€˜railroad’ over which local IT services can
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‘Stars are aligned’ for health IT – Freeman

Health ministers are ā€œcompletely behindā€ the digitisation of health and social care because ā€œit is urgent for personal care, it
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Joe’s view of lava lamps (and the Great North Care Record)

Joe McDonald says the NHS is like a lava lamp: constantly changing in response to political heat. But healthcare economies
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Salford best practice site visit: Rock stars, roadies and sexy data

NHS IT leaders went to Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to learn from its implementation of electronic patient records and
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