Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS) has delivered a series of recommendations on how to engage “diverse and underserved communities” in the design, development and validation of health IT tools and systems, including prioritising design thinking and scalable frameworks. The recommendations follow the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) concept […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Call for increased international investment into AI tech to support suicide prevention
Liverpool’s Zero Suicide Summit, taking place this week, is to include a panel discussion focusing on AI machine learning and technology in suicide prevention practices, with panellist and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust CEO Professor Joe Rafferty CBE to call for “further investment from all sectors to help with research”. […]
Patient data reportedly published online following cyber attack in London, with significant disruption expected
A cyber criminal group claims to have published data stolen as part of the attack earlier this month on Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, with NHS England stating that it hasn’t “yet been able to verify what has been stolen […]
Interview: “Technology is the central nervous system of a healthcare environment” Aaron Miri, SVP and CDIO at Baptist Health, Florida
We recently met Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital information officer at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida, to learn about the digital projects in his organisation, his experience at a national level, how technology is being used to support Baptist Health in making healthcare accessible, and more. On […]
University of Manchester trials remote monitoring system for arthritis patients to submit data to EHR
A research team at the University of Manchester has shared plans to trial a system designed to support patients living with rheumatoid arthritis to send daily symptoms to their health record. The Remote Monitoring of Rheumatoid Arthritis (REMORA) system enables users to download a symptom tracking app to their smartphone […]
Primary care sees increase in online/video GP appointments in spring
According to statistics released by NHS England, 1,301,924 GP appointments in April 2024 were classed as video/online, a trend that has increased each month from 172,114 reported video/online consultations in April 2023. 19.8 million were classified as face-to-face; 7.8 million appointments are reported to have happened via telephone; 346,302 were home […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals appoints new chief digital transformation officer
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) has announced the appointment of its new chief digital transformation officer on an interim basis, with David Newey joining the team. David brings with him experience from his role as chief information officer at the Royal Marsden, where he was involved […]
Research explores behaviour change techniques for diabetes self-management mobile apps
In a study published in The Lancet, a research team sought to identify which behaviour change techniques work best for diabetes self-management mobile apps, with the findings indicating that self-monitoring of behaviour as a behaviour change technique and taking medication as a target behaviour were both associated with improved metabolic […]
CCube Solutions expands healthcare portfolio with acquisition of Thomson Screening Solutions
Electronic document management system (EDMS) provider CCube Solutions has acquired Thomson Screening Solutions, supplier of child health clinical applications, used by over 40 NHS, healthcare and education providers. The tools are designed to support the efficient delivery of vision and hearing screening, along with supporting health needs, electronic consent, mass immunisation management, […]
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton launches maternity electronic system
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with electronic system and app Badger Notes with the aim of providing users with “more access to and control” of maternity records during pregnancy. The trust highlights how use of Badger Notes will allow patients to view their […]
