A paper entitled ‘Deployment of a Free-Text Analytics Platform at a UK National Health Service Research Hospital: CogStack at University College London Hospitals’ has been published in JMIR Publications, detailing the implementation of the technology and how it has been used to facilitate clinical research and service evaluation projects. The […]
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NHS Transformation Directorate share rise in use of extended reality tech and future work
A team from the NHS Transformation Directorate including Neesa Mangalaparathy, Extended Reality Programme Delivery Lead, and Peter Treeby, the programme’s Extended Reality Project Manager, have shared their learnings about the current state of immersive technology use in healthcare in a new blog. The digital productivity programme aims to identify the […]
Interview: Luca Marciani, Professor of Gastrointestinal Imaging at University of Nottingham, on using technology in research
Our latest interview is with Luca Marciani, Professor of Gastrointestinal Imaging at the University of Nottingham. Luca chatted about the mechanical colon he has been using in his studies into the human gut and his thoughts on the future of medical technology and data in research. A physicist by background, […]
International researchers propose framework to improve use of healthcare data in studies
An international team of researchers have proposed a framework to improve the integrity and quality of studies using structured healthcare data from electronic health records, along with using the results for clinical decision support. Published in The BMJ, Lancet Digital Health and European Heart Journal, the approach was coordinated by […]
Case Study: Mid and South Essex ICS elective recovery programme
Case Study by Insource. Mid and South Essex ICS create a single waiting list across the integrated care system to speed up elective recovery and help drive down the backlogs. The project will give a single view for all clinicians and operational managers across the ICS of exactly who is […]
Featured interview: Open Medical’s Director of Innovation Piyush Mahapatra on cloud technology
This September, we’re taking a focus on cloud here at HTN. We spoke to Piyush Mahapatra, Director of Innovation at Open Medical, for a featured interview; Piyush discussed some of the cloud projects he has been involved in, how cloud technology can be used to support new clinical pathways and […]
DHSC publish secure data environment policy guidelines
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has this month published secure data environment policy guidelines, to “set out clear rules for how secure data environments will be used to access NHS health and social care data for research and analysis”. The new guidelines come after the ‘Data saves […]
National Data Guardian sets priorities for 2022-2023
The National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care last month published a report to outline their priorities for 2022-2023. Dr Nicola Byrne, National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care, begins the report to reflect on work carried out over the past year in line with the mission of […]
HTN Now: Imprivata on empowering your ICS with a digital identity strategy
For our latest edition of HTN Now focusing on digital integrated care systems, we held a webinar with Imprivata to explore the role of a digital identity framework to support transformation across health and care systems. The session was led by Andy Kinnear, Consultant and former CIO, and Andy Wilcox, Senior […]
Researchers develop algorithm to search for ADHD phenotypes in electronic health records
A study published in the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders describes how researchers developed an algorithm to search for attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) phenotypes in hospital-based electronic health records (EHR). Authors include Isabella Slaby, Heather S. Hain, Debra Abrams, Frank D. Mentch, Joseph T. Glessner, Patrick M. A. Sleiman and […]
