The £260m fund initially billed as a boost for e-prescribing will be linked to NHS England's guidance on electronic patient records to "catalyse" the adoption of IT in the NHS, EHI's Big EPR Debate round table was told.
19 June 2013
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has asked the government to synchronise the start time of the contracts for all Lorenzo sites in the North, Midlands and East.
18 June 2013
Warrington CCG and Warrington & Halton NHS Foundation Trust are working with HCS to develop a care coordination service to identify high-risk patients and reduce readmissions. 
Clinical commissioners can use only pseudonymised patient data in risk stratification tools for commissioning purposes, new guidance says. 
University College London Hospitals is developing and deploying a range of mobile apps and creating an internal app store for staff. 
Trusts should adhere to patient safety standards when implementing new IT systems, a safety expert from the Health and Social Care Information Centre has argued. 
The technical director of Sollis reflects the Health and Social Care Act and Caldicott2, and the issues they are causing clinical commissioners, their support organisations, and the companies trying to work with them.
12 June 2013
The chief executive of MedeAnalytics considers the impact of Caldicott2 on the information that new clinical commissioning groups will need to work effectively.
29 May 2013
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With just a few days left to influence the NHS England guidance that will shape the latest bid to digitise the health service, The Big EPR Debate round table focused on money and practicalities. Lyn Whitfield reports.
19 June 2013
Our GP columnist held a BBQ while the sun was out, but his guests took a gloomy view of GP IT.
11 June 2013
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is less than a month from go-live with its new electronic patient record system. Clinical lead Johan Waktare is tense but ready.
11 June 2013
Joe McDonald is disappointed that the latest inquiry into the Mid Staffs scandal failed to tackle the regulatory regime. Now, he argues, the NHS needs to learn from Sean the carpet fitter; a man with a keen interest in online ratings.
4 June 2013
