Patient data

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Medical Device Interoperability – Enhancing patient data, an insight to ‘The art of the possible’

Modernising healthcare organisations with technology, connecting medical devices, sharing patient data… they all impact on how we care for patients,
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TPP making changes to SystmOne to address data protection concerns

TPP has confirmed it is piloting new functionality in its SystmOne electronic patient record, with a view to addressing data
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St George’s trust treatment data still inaccurate – CQC

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comes under investigation by the CQC revealing its treatment data is still inaccurate.
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HSCIC actions 1.2m patient opt-outs

More than 1.2 million people will have their objection to having their identifiable health data shared for purposes other than
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Wales adopts NHS Number

NHS Wales has adopted the NHS Number as the official patient identifier for all of its IT systems.
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Mental health data in Leeds Care Record

The medical records of patients at a mental health trust in Leeds are now available on the city’s shared electronic
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Patient opt-outs actioned by January

Around 700,000 patients who objected to having their identifiable data shared with third parties will have their wishes recognised by
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Pharmacy fined for selling patient data

An online pharmacy part-owned by Emis Health faces a £130,000 fine after it sold customer details to a direct marketing
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Patient data: not sharing a ‘breach’

GPs could be investigated for failing to share patient data when there is a duty to do so, according to
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GP federations share patient records

GP federations in England are testing technology to allow them to share and add to patient records in real time
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