Patient data

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Call to improve mHealth data protection

Greater efforts must be made to protect patient data collected by mobile devices, according to Europe’s data guardian.
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Delay to 700,000 patient opt-outs

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is “extremely concerned” that 700,000 patient objections to having their identifiable data shared
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Cerner to integrate PHR data in records

Cerner has partnered with digital health platform Validic in a deal to integrate patient-generated data into its patient portals and
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Leaked ICO audit reveals data breach

A private medical company’s data breaches may have involved the personal information of up to 10,000 patients, according to an
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SCR opt-out does not apply to care.data

Care.data information leaflets being sent to households in January will tell patients that an opt-out of the Summary Care Record
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First sign-off for patient data flow

NHS South London Commissioning Support Unit is the first to have its Data Service for Commissioners infrastructure signed off, allowing
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CSU staff seconded to info centre

Around 180 commissioning support unit staff have been seconded into the Health and Social Care Information Centre to deliver the
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ResearchOne gets ethical approval

TPP’s new patient database has received ethical approval from the NHS Research Ethics Committee and the National Information Governance Board.
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Praxis commits to encrypt patient data

An Isle of Man care provider has pledged to encrypt all personal data on portable devices after an employee lost
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