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Carl Reynolds On The Power Of Information
Junior doctor and open source enthusiast Carl Reynolds thinks there are some good things about the latest NHS information strategy; but he has some concerns as well. Read More »
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Carl Reynolds On [Britain's NHS] Procurement Woes
Junior doctor and open source enthusiast Carl Reynolds compares buying a used car with an NHS IT system, and concludes that the NHS needs to try harder to get a good deal. Read More »
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Cell Counter; NHS+HackDay; OpenSource+OpenEHR
Last weekend the NHS HackDay movement came to Liverpool, where a group of “Geeks who love the NHS” came together for the second event of its type. Read More »
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Coding Sub-Zero
Despite a lack of heating and a rather unreliable internet connection, spirits were high at NHS Hack Day, Oxford. Lis Evenstad reports. Read More »
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Covert US-EU Trade Deal Could Make NHS Privatization Irreversible – Trade Unions
A group of high-profile trade unions have backed a growing campaign opposed to a new transatlantic trade deal critics claim will make the privatization of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) irreversible. Three of the UK’s largest unions have tendered motions to the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Liverpool, outlining their opposition to the cross-border agreement currently being negotiated by EU bureaucrats and US delegates...
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COVID-19 Will Be The Ultimate Stress Test For Electronic Health Record Systems
As the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 continues its march around the world and through the United States, it is spawning another kind of infection: Covid-19 cyber threats aimed at individuals and health systems. We aren't crying wolf here. Disaster planning experts know all too well that preexisting weaknesses become worse during crises. The WannaCry cyber attack that devastated the United Kingdom's National Health Service is a good example. Outdated infrastructure containing components with long-understood vulnerabilities are a hacker's paradise...The undeniable fact that electronic health record systems are designed to track and bill procedures rather than provide optimal patient care is likely to be on full display as the health system becomes increasingly saturated with Covid-19 patients.
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CSC Cannot Donate GP Code
CSC says that it cannot give away or donate the code for its three primary care software systems without incurring legal obligations. Read More »
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Digital Healthcare – Making The Most Of NHS IPR
I’ve got what I think is an important question for NHS England. How do we get the best value out of the IPR (intellectual property rights) created by NHS organisations developing digital tools – Is it by freely sharing this IPR or by seeking to exploit it commercially? Read More »
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Digital Records And Remote Monitoring Key To Digital Healthcare
By offering digital healthcare services that allow patients to update and access their medical records and remotely monitor their treatment, the NHS could offer more efficient health services. Read More »
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Digital Revolution: Bringing The NHS Into The 21st Century
Why is health care so far behind the times? This was the topic we recently explored at a breakfast session at the Nuffield Trust’s 2011 Health Strategy Summit. [...] In a time of financial pressure and need for efficiency savings, why are the vast majority of [...] appointments still carried out in person? Read More »
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Doctors Name Treatments That Bring Little or No Benefit
Women over 45 do not need a blood test to diagnose the menopause and X-rays are no real help to those with lower back pain, doctors have said. The advice, drawn up by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, features on a list of 40 treatments that bring little or no benefit to patients. The list is part of a campaign to reduce the number of unnecessary medical treatments. Patients are also encouraged to ask more questions about procedures. Medical experts from 11 different specialties were asked to identify five treatments or procedures commonly used in their field that were not always necessary or valuable...
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Don Berwick's Newest Phase: Candidate, But Still Dr. Quality
Dr. Donald Berwick might be running for Governor of Massachusetts, but he's still got a foothold in his former life. Berwick, most recently known as the acting chief of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, had a long record as the leading authority on health care quality, including being founder and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement...
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Drugs Companies Buy NHS Patient Data, Register Reveals
Some of world's biggest pharmaceutical companies have bought NHS patient data, a new register has revealed. Drugs corporations including Bayer, Baxter, AstraZeneca and Roche are among dozens of private firms sold information, as well as Bupa, the healthcare provider.
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EHI CCIO: Sources Of My Malcontent
A key aim of the EHI CCIO Campaign is to help develop the next generation of clinical information leaders. To provide a junior doctor’s perspective, Carl Reynolds a self-professed technology enthusiast on a Future Medical Leaders Fellowship, starts a new column by discussing the sources of his malcontent with hospital IT. Read More »
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EHI Interview: Tony Shannon
Open source software may not be cheaper or easier, but it’s a whole lot more collaborative says one of the participants in the skunkworks at EHI Live 2011. Read More »
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