Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has issued a prior information notice for a software solution to extract patient data from GP systems for secondary uses and direct care purposes.
The solution will enable patient-level extractions of data for uses including research and auditing, as well the creation of “defined patient level extractions and associated cohort identification to support direct patient care”.
Purposes listed in the notice include data analysis, reporting, audit and measuring quality within GP practices, with practices being able to access results, and aggregate results “being submitted to a central location” for DHCW access.
Potential suppliers are encouraged to attend a one-to-one session to showcase their “market ready” solution to the project team, focusing on reporting functionalities and the deployment of their product across Wales.
The estimated date for the publication of a contract notice is given as 28 October, 2024.
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