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Editorial
Mike Fairey introduces this issue.
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In the news this issue
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ENGLISH NATIONAL PROGRAMME 8 NPfIT unlikely to succeed say
polled doctors
8 NPfIT costs go public
INFORMATION DISCLOSURES
2 Child information: routine
disclosure duties
2 Child-care model for sharing
older people’s information
4 Children Bill oversteps human
rights?
4 SIDS: need for caring data
sharing
4 FoI a meddlers charter says
BMA
6 Californian cancer-data
dispute
6 Biometric checkers for NHS
6 False allegations to stay on
doctors’ personnel records?
27 Clash over FoI readiness
NATIONAL SYSTEMS
7 German plan for ehealth-
insurance cards
7 Fewer savings prediction for
German scheme
7 US plan for federal care-
records system
NEW WAYS
8 Virtual therapy for depressed
teenagers
8 Suicide-risk database
10 New drugs from AI literature
searches
11 Search for smart diagnostics
strategy
11 Data matching catches
fraudsters
11 Medical device on a card
patented
11 Government yields on ID
cards
20 Software for effective
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HARMONISATION
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International standards: harmony or
confusion?
Ray Rogers argues for greater
co-operation in developing global interoperability.
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BS15000: a new IT service-management
standard for the NHS
Tony Brooks explains the function of this new standard for
service quality. view abstract |
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Are we safe from our information systems?
A progress report from Dr Barry Barber on the
formation of safety standards for information systems.
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What do we know about the quality of
routinely collected accident and emergency department data in the UK?
Dr Amy Downing and Dr Richard Wilson set out
the findings of a recent evaluation.
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Interagency and cross-sector collaboration: some current challenges
in creating the new information chains
David Grigsby looks at how practical solutions are being
shaped by current demands.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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Product directories |
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— Systems for mental healthcare services |
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— Voice interface systems
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Towards person-centred computing: NCRS and mental healthcare — a
question of conformity?
The final report in a three-part series by Rafael Sorribas
and Dominic McKenny explores information management in
mental healthcare.
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Using speech recognition to enhance
communication
Paul Welham explains how speech-recognition systems can
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REGULARS
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EPR Arms
Sean Brennan explains how ageing bodies can complete
marathon projects.
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Periscope
William Payne introduces the Hippocratic database.
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Knowledgebases
Book reviews and new information sources |
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Services news
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Contracts news
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Conferences & courses
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