Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 2nd March, 2019.

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.digitalhealth.net/2019/02/hancock-calls-for-nhs-clinicians-to-be-able-to-email-patients-directly/Hancock calls for NHS clinicians to be able to email patients directlyMatt Hancock is calling for clinicians to be able to directly email information to patients in a bid to increase data security and reduce delays and wastage.Hanna Crouch 15 February 2019Speaking at NHS England ’s ‘Empowering people in the digital world’ conference on 13 February, the secretary of state for health and social care argued emails are as secure and cheaper than communicating through paper and fax machines.“There is no reason why a doctor cannot email a patient confidentially, for examp le with their test results or prescription, rather... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs