Interoperability

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Lack of standardised health data is a barrier to NHS App plans

Siloes in the NHS and a lack of standardised data are barriers to the government's digital health plans, according to
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Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for standardised EHRs

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is leading a call for the national standardisation of electronic health records in eye care.
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Prison IT and data sharing issues risk patient safety, finds report

An HSSIB investigation has identified risks to patient safety due to poor interoperability between digital systems in prisons.
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Patient record errors caused by ‘lack of integration’, finds report

Lack of integration between the NHS App and other health data sources has contributed to patient record errors, according to
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Our latest Coffee Briefing covers a smart t-shirt, £3.8m funding for a knee op device and a McKinsey report on
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Government must get ‘militant’ about interoperability, says Bracken

Mike Bracken of Public Digital called on the government to ensure that digital systems in the NHS talk to each
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Joe’s View: A very Aussie Christmas

Joe McDonald is in Melbourne for the festive season. And it isn’t just the heat that feels like a welcome
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Children’s Health Ireland to implement interoperability platform

Children’s Health Ireland is working with InterSystems to implement an interoperability platform at the new digital children’s hospital in Dublin.
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The Health Foundation: technologies clinicians say can save the NHS time

Research from The Health Foundation has explored the technologies saving clinicians time right now, and those that have potential for
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Roundtable: How can APIs drive effectiveness and interoperability in the NHS?

Application programming interfaces (APIs) have a hugely important role to play in the sharing of healthcare data. However, too often
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