Tech giants make interoperability pledge for US health data
Apple, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce will work together to drive common standards for exchanging health information in the US.
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IMS Maxims gets G-Cloud 10 accreditation for NHS services
IMS Maxims has announced that it has gained accreditation to offer cloud-based services to the NHS under the government’s latest G-Cloud 10 framework.
Infrastructure
Interoperability now the top priority for NHS IT Leaders
Interoperability has become the highest single priority issue for NHS IT Leaders, according to the findings of the 2018 NHS IT Leadership Survey.
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Worcestershire CCGs go sky-high with cloud-based telephone service
Surgery Connect, which is powered by X-on, allows practice staff to see a patient’s record when they come through on the phone.
Infrastructure
Cloud still hangs over patient data sovereignty concerns
While our cybersecurity columnist Davey Winder has no problem with his data being held in the cloud, he is worried about this recent push to off-shored cloud services and the possibility of NHS patient data being stored outside the UK.
Feature
The cloud: a catalyst for innovation and collaboration in healthcare
The 22 January 2018 was a quietly defining moment for digital healthcare: NHS Digital released long-awaited guidance on the use of public cloud services for NHS and social care data. Dr Jon Shaw considers what this means for the NHS and its patients.
CCIO Network
Carelink passes HSCN migration ‘milestone’
Carelink has migrated its managed cloud and infrastructure as a service customers to the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), it what the firm has labelled ‘a significant milestone’.
Infrastructure
Google launches Cloud Healthcare API to address interoperability conundrum
Google has launch an open-source cloud API to help address interoperability challenges in the healthcare industry, and enable organisations to run machine learning an analytics on clinical data.
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DXC launches cloud health platform in interoperability push
DXC Technology has launched a digital health platform designed to assist interoperability between healthcare providers.
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Public Health England launches Alexa service for breastfeeding mums
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new service for Amazon’s Alexa which delivers NHS approved breastfeeding advice directly to new parents.
Digital Patient