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Social media benefits outweigh risks
NHS managers should let their staff use social media more freely, new guidance says.
NHS CB appoints director of data
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed Ming Tang as director of data and information management systems.
Athenahealth buys Epocrates for $293m
US cloud-based patient record specialist Athenahealth has purchased Eprocrates, a provider of mobile drug reference apps, for $293m (£185m).
Hospitals to have e-records by 2014
NHS hospitals will need to have operational electronic patient records working by April 2014 to meet the data flow requirements set by the NHS Commissioning Board and as a milestone towards making the NHS paperless by 2018.
Scotland gets GP info service
Scotland is building a national information service for GP data, due to go-live in a year.
Pennine Care picks Paris
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has bought Civica’s clinical information system Paris.
Insomnia app unavailable for most of NHS despite NICE approval
Big Health says that its app to treat insomnia is unavailable to most NHS patients
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s news round-up covers a pioneering ultrasonic blood pressure monitor and NHS Confederation’s take on
Trial finds digital avatars reduce distressing voices in psychosis
A trial has found that digital avatars can help people with psychosis reduce the distress
Digital health sector reacts to Autumn Budget NHS investment
Leaders from across the digital health, care and technology sectors have reacted to chancellor Rachel
Chancellor pledges more than £2bn for NHS tech and digital
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to invest more than £2bn in NHS technology and digital