Health data access for just £1
NHS England wants to reduce the cost for researchers to access expanded healthcare datasets from around £30,000 to £1.
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Clinical support key to patient access
Vision for a 2022 GP
Patients of the future will expect to use social media and virtual clinics to interact with their GPs, the Royal College of General Practitioners says.
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Forum presents ‘Case for Information’
The Patient Information Forum has published a report on the benefits of providing information to patients and carers.
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GP suppliers welcome open APIs
Principal GP system suppliers are backing the government’s move to require open application programme interfaces to encourage innovation in the primary care IT market.
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GP contract changes focus on IT
Four new enhanced services for GP practices include investment in risk stratification, telehealth and online patient access.
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‘Health Online’ to push records access
NHS England is running a ‘Health Online Programme’ working towards 100% electronic referrals and patient access to their records online.
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Online community for brain disease
A patient-run online platform for information and comments about rare diseases, has launched its 40th community.
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Access denied
The government has promised that patients will have online access to their GP records by 2015; yet enthusiasm from GPs and patients is limited. Fiona Barr asks why.
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Online access leads to increased usage
A US study has found that patients with online access to their health records and email communication with their doctors use significantly more health services than those without access.
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