We need a new ‘layer cake’ approach to interoperability
Providers and integrated care systems should seize the opportunity to refresh and future-proof their interoperability strategies, writes Selina Sachar from Rhapsody’s UK leadership team.
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Special Report: Imaging
The regionalisation of NHS imaging services facilitated by the cloud is a promising stepping-stone towards more integrated care. AI’s potential, however, is taking longer than expected to be fulfilled. By Owen Hughes.
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Mobile voice recognition tech can help to safeguard mental health services
Community mental health staff spend hours updating notes, often at the end of long shifts. Transforming information capture could reduce staff burnout and improve patient outcomes, writes Epro’s Kat Hancock.
Digital Patient
Google Health’s Karen DeSalvo says trust is ‘job one’
Google’s search engine and YouTube channel have brought it global name recognition. Now the tech giant wants to be the responsible face of health knowledge.
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Health Secretary: New funding for AI can help rejuvenate the NHS
The government’s £21 million funding boost for AI can help reduce the burden on the NHS and guarantee the sustainability of the health service.
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Ardens Manager launches their new Capacity and Access Improvement Dashboard
Recently, there have been significant changes to the GP Contract including reduction to IIF indicators, worth £59m, and reallocation of £246m to the Capacity and Access Payment.
Clinical Software
Next Labour government needs to learn from IT failures of the past
Labour is committed to digital and pinning hopes of NHS renewal on AI. But the shadow Health Secretary should understand there are no easy wins in digital transformation.
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An EPR supplier duopoly in the UK would stifle future innovation
Forget the big bang approach to EPR implementation – the financial constraints on NHS trusts make it dangerous to rely on the two big suppliers. By Rachael Fox.
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Nuance says AI and NLP the route to address clinician burn-out
Overworked clinicians spend too much valuable time typing up notes. AI and Natural Language Processing could capture their conversations with patients and give them more time to care.
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