Decision support

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A cartoon of an ill man in a space helmet
18 October 2018

Sick spacefarers to tap clinical support app aboard ISS

NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will be able to use UpToDate to check their symptoms and access clinical
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10 June 2016

QRisk2 in TPP “fixed” but up to 270,000 patients affected

Up to 270,000 patients have been affected by errors in a cardiovascular disease risk calculator, which is being blamed on
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14 May 2015

Choosing Wisely set for digital support

Doctors are likely to have access to online modules about the dangers of overprescribing medicines and communicating these to patients
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A clinician using a tablet device
25 March 2014

Oncology decision support app deployed

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is deploying a decision support app called ONCOassist.
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28 October 2013

Another view

GP Neil Paul thinks IT could make it easier for doctors to record accurate diagnoses and prescribe better treatment. And
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT GDE
4 July 2013

Oxford pilots decision support

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is piloting electronic ordering linked with decision support to reduce inappropriate use of blood products.
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30 May 2013

An NHS for the digital generation

In his new book, healthcare consultant Colin Jervis argues that it’s time to ‘stop saving the NHS and start re-inventing
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22 November 2012

Study backs UpToDate support

A study has shown that clinical decision support can help clinicians to make quicker diagnoses and give patients more accurate
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19 September 2012

Online decision aids launched

The national Shared Decision Making Programme has today launched five online patient decision aids.
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16 January 2012

Royal Liverpool pilots kidney alerts

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is to pilot a system that may improve the detection and prevention
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