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Covid-19: Video consults require ‘major changes to a complex system’

Strategic leads at both a national and local level will be required to deploy video systems in the face of
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End-of-life shared systems face ‘immense challenges’ – paper

Attempts to set-up end-of-life electronic care systems are falling short, with many failing to reach the dying patients that need
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Industry round-up

Digital Health News rounds up the latest industry news, including company announcements, appointments, product launches, and roll-outs.
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Value of apps and wearables questioned

The potential for smartphone apps and wearable devices to have an effect on health outcomes has come under question in
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Tweets measuring quality of care

Healthcare bosses should be careful when using “unstructured” Twitter feedback to measure the quality of a hospital’s care, according to
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Prescribing+ pulled from market

BMJ Informatica has pulled its medicines optimisation tool Prescribing+ from the market and suspended the Safety+ product on Emis systems.
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Telehealth to save Worcestershire £4m

Worcestershire County Council believes it can save more than £4m with the proven benefits of telehealth, according to its business
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Telehealth not cost effective

Telehealth is not cost effective, according to a new report on a massive UK trial of the technology.
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Online decision aids launched

The national Shared Decision Making Programme has today launched five online patient decision aids.
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BMJ Informatica launches Prescribing+

BMJ Informatica has launched a software tool to help GPs and commissioners improve the safety and quality of their prescribing.
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