CCIOs need CIOs as “partners”
The secret to the success of a hospital CCIO is a strong partnership with a good CIO or IT director. This was a central message from the first joint EHI/BCS Chief Clinical Information Officer event held in London at the beginning of May.
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Joe’s view: of rating EPR suppliers
A test drive, a check against standard criteria, and lots of user reviews. Joe McDonald knows what a good test of EPR systems should look like. Now, he just needs a supplier to step forward…
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Info strategy calls for CCIOs on boards
The new NHS information strategy says that every health care organisation needs to appoint a ‘board-level’ CCIO, or equivalent senior clinical leader, to be its local information champion.
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Dear healthcare IT community…
Hospital doctor Dr Wai Keong Wong publishes an open letter to everyone who buys, suppliers or uses health IT, and urges them to demand better.
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The role of the CCIO in the CCG
Dr John Lockley, GP, broadcaster, member of the CCIO Leaders Network Advisory Panel and chair of the iSoft User Group, sets out his view of the potential for CCIOs in primary care and invites debate.
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Joe’s view: of a four year journey
Joe McDonald reflects on four years as a national clinical director for the National Programme for IT in the NHS, and ponders why it never delivered a national grid for health information.
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CCIO profile: Kim Ashall
The de-facto chief clinical information officer at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust speaks to reporter Rebecca Todd.
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Network event: Interpreters wanted
The first of a series of events to support the EHI CCIO Leaders Network was delivered with the NHS Clinical Leaders Network, and focused on the skills and development that CCIOs will require. Rebecca Todd reports.
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EHI CCIO: Take in a new VistA
In the latest of his columns, junior doctor Carl Reynolds discusses VistA, and why he thinks clinical leaders should be pushing for the adoption of the open source system in the NHS.
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EHI CCIO: Opportunities in clinical commissioning
Dr John Lockley believes that CCIOs will have a vital – but distinct – role in clinical commissioning groups. He explains why.
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