Six steps to increase adoption and uptake of digital technology across ICSs
Most Integrated Care Systems are struggling to reach digital maturity. Learning from the best could help them catch up, write Catherine Davies of the Digital Healthcare Council, and Alyson Scurfield of TEC Services Association.
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DHI snapshot report shows digital maturity of most NHS trusts remains low
Few NHS trusts are yet to reach the top levels of the HIMSS digital maturity benchmark, a new Digital Health Intelligence snapchat report has shown.
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First ratings show west and south west England ICSs least digitally mature
Latest results on digital maturity of ICSs have shown that those in the west and south west of England are some of the least digitally mature on average.
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Report says government must address failures in digital transformation
The government needs to address previous failures in its digital transformation plans for the health service, a parliamentary committee report said today.
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Advice from ICB digital change leaders: keep it simple
Digital leadership in ICBs continues to be a careful balancing act, with efforts to maintain and improve systems proceeding on parallel tracks.
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Lord Markham: Govt committed to fund digital health, ease market access
The government is committed to investing in digital health technology and streamlining market access for innovators, Lord Markham has said.
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New Nottingham CDIO on familiar territory bridging digital maturity gap
One of the biggest NHS challenges is lifting up the least digitally mature hospital trusts. Andy Callow now has experience with two of them.
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NHS cyber security ‘crisis’ fuelled by huge landscape, low digital maturity
Healthcare cyber security experts speak exclusively to Digital Health News about the increasing cyber security issues in the NHS and healthcare sector.
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HIMSS study suggests digitally mature hospitals perform better on safety
A research project combining data on the digital maturity of hospitals and patient safety data has shown a link between digital maturity and patient safety.
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Imprivata launches digital identity maturity model and assessment
Imprivata has announced the launch of two free tools, the Imprivata Digital Identity Maturity Model and Digital Identity Maturity Assessment.
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