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COVID-19
By Piers Ford | 04:54 am | August 05, 2020
Hospital executive minds have understandably been distracted since the start of 2020, but the impact of the emergence of SarsCoV2 has not been limited to its physical toll. It has also torn into data security defences and exposed patient privacy, as explored in the latest issue of HIMSS Insights.
Welsh Government Health and Social Services
By Sara Mageit | 02:47 am | August 05, 2020
An interview with Ifan Evans, director of technology, digital & transformation, Welsh Government Health and Social Services, who will be speaking at HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event.
By Sophie Porter | 04:50 pm | August 04, 2020
Industry leaders across medtech and pharmaceutical sectors applaud proposal for its forward thinking.  
By Tammy Lovell | 10:18 am | August 03, 2020
Agreement with UK government aims to accelerate innovation across the public sector. 
Health Foundation
By Sara Mageit | 06:23 am | August 03, 2020
The new Health Foundation investment aims to accelerate the use of data to improve healthcare.
The Dudley Group
By Sara Mageit | 08:22 am | July 31, 2020
The NHS trust has accelerated its deployment of the information sharing platform to give clinicians access to patient information.
Matt Hancock
By Sara Mageit | 07:04 am | July 31, 2020
GPs call for caution as remote consultations may increase stress levels for both patients and doctors.
By Ahmed El Sherif | 09:34 am | July 29, 2020
Developed in partnership with the Dubai Health Authority, the technology specialises in managing the emirate’s stock of medicines, allowing government entities to access inventory in real time.
SARS
By Philipp Grätzel von Grätz | 04:22 am | July 27, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in South-East Asia had an advantage over medical institutions in other parts of the world, since they had dealt with a SARS virus in 2003 already. FInd out what they recommended in terms of outbreak prevention in the latest edition of HIMSS Insights, COVID-19 and Beyond.
COVID-19
By Sara Mageit | 07:05 am | July 24, 2020
Also, Ireland donates its contact tracing app to Linux Foundation.