The British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management

March 2007

Volume 24 Number 2
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Contents

2 News. See the News page
12 Editorial
Mike Fairey
introduces the lead articles. view editorial
 MULTI-AGENCY INTEROPERABILITY
13 Making it personal: the challenge of multi-agency care
Managing and redefining boundaries of practice, as well as changes in processes, systems and technology is the challenge, says Penelope Hill. view article
16 The challenge of making healthcare and socialcare information systems interoperable
If we are to succeed, overall co-ordination of initiatives is essential argues David Johnstone.
view article
18 Integrated working puts discharge delays to bed at the Countess of Chester Hospital
Tom Rothwell shares his analysis of how this successful implementation was achieved.
view article
 FUTUROLOGY
21 Towards a transformed Health Service
John Coulthard tells William Payne about Microsoft’s prediction for healthcare in the future. Read article ...
 DATA SECURITY
 24 Opinion: Security matters
Mike Howse on ensuring the integrity of the National Spine. Read article..
27 Technology in action: Durham County Council NHS Partnership adopted a new security platform to cope with increased user traffic.
 DIGITAL DICTATION SYSTEMS
28 Case study: Royal United Hospital, Bath. Digital dictation for histopathology reporting.
 WORKFLOW
30 Technology in action: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust used teleradiology to ease bottlenecks.
 REGULARS
10

ASSIST Column. The NHS patient dataset for PASs is out of date and no longer fit for purpose, argues Brian Derry.

23
Knowledgebases. Book reviews and new information resources.
32 Periscope. The idea of constant personal health monitoring is fast becoming reality, says William Payne.
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