Privacy fears have been raised over controversial plans to share NHS medical records from every GP patient in England with third parties. According to NHS Digital, the medical histories of more than 55 million patients will be made available on a database to “support the planning and commissioning of health and care services, the development… Read More »
Britain records 15 Covid deaths as daily number of fatalities stays flat while cases rise slightly to 2,490 and UK passes 35million first vaccines mark There were 2,490 positive tests across the country in the past 24 hours, according to Department of Health Officials also recorded another 15 deaths within 28 days of a positive… Read More »
NSW has recorded just two new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, including a nurse who tested positive after working at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney while infectious. The casual nurse worked a single evening shift on Wednesday while infectious, NSW Health said. “The nurse provided specialised care to a single patient, and had limited contact… Read More »
The processes of medical recordkeeping continue to change, as regulators more frequently set new requirements, and many healthcare organizations struggle to keep up with the changes. But the big problem is that too many hospitals and practices still haven’t managed the basics of collecting and reporting data for regulators and attorneys, Isabelle Bebit-Kilinyak, a corporate… Read More »
The first research research on Apple’s Health Records service has just been released and shows that users have a favorable view of its capabilities, though it hasn’t been widely adopted.