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Code it yourself?

Tim Kelsey wants clinicians to code. But the first CCIO Leaders Network Annual Conference at EHI Live 2012 debated whether
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PACS to the future

As time runs down on the national contracts for PACS and RIS, the UK Imaging Informatics Group’s autumn meeting at
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‘Revolution in transparency’ for NHS

The NHS Commissioning Board is to lead a “revolution in transparency” which will see the NHS become a world leader
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Birmingham goes paperless in outpatients

Outpatient consultations at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are almost entirely paperless following the introduction of a clinical portal,
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‘Historic’ mandate highlights IT

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt today delivered an “historic” first mandate from the Government to the NHS and highlighted the need
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Another view: Neil Paul

Our GP columnist wants more electronic forms; even though his handwriting might suffer (even more than it has already) and
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NHS CB mandated to create EHR

The NHS Commissioning Board should have plans in place for all patients to have an integrated electronic record of their
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NHS CB finds info bosses outside NHS

Further appointments to the NHS Commissioning Board’s patients and information directorate have been made, drawing heavily on the private sector.
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‘You too can YouTube’ says London GP

A London practice is using YouTube to share health messages with patients including a video about ear wax removal that
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Scotland gets serious about mobile

The Scottish government is creating a national framework worth up to £60m to provide the NHS and other public bodies
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