Team players
Chief clinical information officers are starting to work in teams; even if they have to build those teams themselves, a second annual survey of CCIOs suggests.
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Addressing a burning issue
The Mersey Burns App was the overall winner of the EHI Awards 2013 in association with CGI; and will be at EHI Live next week. Daloni Carlisle talks to its developers.
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Look at app
A recent study identified 321 imaging apps for smartphones. But what kind of apps are they – and how are they being used? EHI Imaging Informatics editor Kim Thomas investigates.
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Is there a regulation for that?
Richard Brady, a surgical registrar, is worried that too many medical apps have too little medical input – and may be unsafe. He tells Lis Evenstad that regulation is needed.
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‘Don’t fear’ teleradiology – white paper
Radiologists have been told that a forthcoming white paper on teleradiology will address “fears” about its impact on their profession.
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NHS Choices re-launched next month
The integrated customer service platform beta launch in November will be a re-launch of NHS Choices.
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EHI interview: Tim Kelsey
EHI news editor Rebecca Todd speaks to NHS England’s director of patients and information Tim Kelsey – one of the keynote speakers at EHI Live 2013 – about the tech fund, a more digital future for the NHS, and the role of innovators.
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ESR launches dose reduction campaign
The European Society of Radiology has set out plans to reduce inappropriate exposure to radiation that include the greater use of computerised dose monitoring and dose repositories.
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Joe’s view of telehealth for dummies
Joe’s Mam loves drinking tea. He’s taped an iPhone to her kettle. Now all he needs is an app to tell him she’s boiling it regularly, and he’ll be sure that she’s ok.
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Safety first
Dr Maureen Baker talks to Lyn Whitfield about a decade of work to develop a safety culture for healthcare IT, focused on adapting the standards and safety cases in use in other sectors.
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