Should we admit our mistakes and start again?
At last month’s giant HIMSS in Orlando, you could ‘smell the money’. But it might be time to stop getting excited about the future of health tech and face up to some hard truths, writes Joe McDonald.
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Is the Federated Data Platform too expensive to cancel?
Sticking with a hugely expensive plan to develop a ‘mythical beast’ of a fighter plane in the 1960s did not end well for the government of the day. The Federated Data Platform may be similarly doomed, writes Joe McDonald
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Joe’s View: Out of the darkest Christmas
An annual tradition, this year’s Joe McDonald Christmas column looks at Christmas past, present and future regarding NHS pressures, IT and digital health.
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Digital Health Unplugged: 2022 Year in Review
In the final Unplugged of 2022, Digital Health CEO and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma hosts a bumper special episode, reviewing the past year in the sector.
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Joe’s View: Merry X-mas, Mr Hancock
In our last column of 2021, Joe McDonalds reflects on Christmases gone by and why Matt Hancock’s ‘Tech Vision’ cannot be forgotten.
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Joe’s View: Finally – Comparing Software
In a column for Digital Health, Joe McDonald, encourages everyone to share their joy and frustration with EPRs as part of a nationwide survey.
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Network pioneer Joe McDonald to retire after 30 years
This week sees the retirement of Professor Joe McDonald, who has been child psychiatrist for 30 years and is regarded as one of the country’s leading CCIOs.
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Joe’s View: Care After Covid-19, Back to The Future
As he begins a new chapter in his career at Sleepstation, Joe McDonalds looks at the upcoming challenges and the wider impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Getting mental health care right as Covid-19 forces us to go digital
Clinicians should make use of avialable tools like online CBT, video consultations and apps as the NHS adapts to a digital-first approach, practioners said.
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Joe McDonald leaves GNCR behind for new role at Sleepstation
Joe McDonald has said he is “excited” to be taking on new role as medical director of Sleepstation as he moves on from the Great North Care Record.
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