Patients trust NHS with their data but still wary about use, survey suggests
More than three-quarters of the British public say they trust the NHS with their personal data despite recent privacy scares highlighted by the media.
Cyber Security 5
Hospital staff See Fire after accessing Ed Sheeran’s personal details
It is understood Sheeran was asked to sign autographs and pose for photographs by some Ipswich Hospital staff while he was there in October 2017.
Digital Patient 4
Facebook approached US medical academies about sharing patient data
Facebook had approached medical institutions in the United States about a proposed data-sharing agreement that would see patient records linked to social media users, it has emerged.
AI and Analytics 4
PHIN urges private consultants to bring data up-to-scratch
Private practitioners have been urged to update their clinical data as the Private Healthcare Information Network prepares to publish performance statistic for patients for the first time.
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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, how it shapes information technology needs to inform strategy for both IT Heads and Clinical Engineering departments. What benefits are provided by an MDI solution? How can connected devices help reduce manual transcription errors and observation recording time and deliver better information into the hands of the clinician?
Interoperability
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 protection concerns raised by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Clinical Software
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.
Clinical Software 4
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 direct care actioned by the Health and Social Care Information Centre this week.
AI and Analytics
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 care record.
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