Digital requirements for new primary care models

"This briefing sets out some emerging trends in primary care and describes how technology can be employed to support them."

Digital requirements for new primary care models: A briefing for clinicians and managers
S Castle-Clarke, S Kumpunen, S Machaqueiro, N Curry, C Imison
Nuffield Trust
April 2016

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Delivering the benefits of digital health care

"This report sets out the possibilities to transform health care offered by digital technologies, with important insight about how to grasp those possibilities and benefits from those furthest on in their digital journey."

Delivering the benefits of digital health care
C Imison, S Castle-Clarke, R Watson, N Edwards
Nuffield Trust
February 2016

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Smarter use of technology and data supports city devolution

"City devolution offers to give local areas the powers they require to address local needs and play to local strengths. Smart cities offer to bring cutting-edge technology to help cities cope with growing pressure on public services, transport, infrastructure and energy. But cities will need both things."

Smart devolution: Why smarter use of technology and data are vital to the success of city devolution
C Scott, E Copeland
Policy Exchange
January 2016

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Review of innovative medicines and medical technologies

"The review has explored the question of accelerated access through four workstreams spanning the development pathway and a fifth focussing on patient engagement in all parts of the pathway. Each workstream has looked across issues concerning drugs, devices, diagnostics and digital health products."

Accelerated access review: Interim report: Review of innovative medicines and medical technologies, supported by Wellcome Trust
October 2015

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The future of primary care: Creating teams for tomorrow

"Building new models of care needs to be done equitably. Some of the most deprived areas of the country have the greatest recruitment problems, the biggest resource challenges and the greatest health need. First-class primary healthcare must be available in all parts of the NHS."

The future of primary care: Creating teams for tomorrow
Primary Care Workforce Commission
July 2015

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Insights on earlier adoption of medical innovations

"An international review of emerging and effective practice in improving access to medicines and medical technologies."

Insights on earlier adoption of medical innovations
S Wooding, G Cochrane, J Taylor, A Kamenetzky, S Sousa, S Parks
RAND Europe
July 2015

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Using technology to transform local public services

"This report seeks to highlight examples where councils have used technology and digital tools and approaches in ways that clearly demonstrate an impact both in terms of improved outcomes for citizens and financial savings."

Transforming local public services: Using technology and digital tools and approaches
Local Government Association
February 2015

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The future of public health

"This work was intended to help inform thinking at the strategic level within Public Health England (PHE), firstly in relation to the wider vision of the Agency (which was only established in April 2013) and, secondly, in relation to the proposals for the creation of an integrated public health science hub within a network of facilities across the country."

The future of public health: a horizon scan
M Morgan Jones, A Hall, D Brooker, S Castle-Clarke, E Winpenny, D Jahagirdar, J Exley, J Chataway
RAND Europe
March 2014

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Clinical transformation through pathology innovation

"The need for transformation in models of delivery, focussing on producing great value care with the best outcomes for patients, has never been greater."

Digital First: Clinical transformation through pathology innovation
National Pathology Programme
NHS England
February 2014

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The delivery of 21st century services

"The identification of new scientific and clinical knowledge will impact on patient care through the development of new technology and the introduction of new ways of working."

The delivery of 21st century services: The implications for the evolution of the healthcare science workforce
NHS Health Education England
February 2014

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Healthy ageing in the 21st century: the best is yet to come

"Enabling people to experience healthy ageing is a long-term project, for which society, communities, and we as individuals, need to plan carefully."

Healthy ageing in the 21st century: the best is yet to come
Birmingham Policy Commission
February 2014

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Introduction of new technologies and decision making processes

"Introducing new health technologies, including medical devices, into a local setting in a safe, effective, and transparent manner is a complex process, involving many disciplines and players within an organization."

Introduction of new technologies and decision making processes: a framework to adapt a Local Health Technology Decision Support Program for other local settings
P Poulin, L Austen, CM Scott, M Poulin, N Gall, J Seidel, R Lafreniere
Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2013, 6:185-193

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Healthcare technologies, quality improvement programs and hospital organizational culture in Canadian hospitals

"The usage of quality improvement programs is related to the ability to implement technology and the culture within a hospital."

Healthcare technologies, quality improvement programs and hospital organizational culture in Canadian hospitals
RK Tyagi, L Cook, J Olson, J Belohlav
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:413

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ICTs and the health sector

"This book examines the whole new world of possibilities in using mobiles and the Internet to address healthcare challenges."

ICTs and the health sector: towards smarter health and wellness models
OECD
2013

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Better use of information and technology in health and social care

"This report this highlights additional actions that could be taken to drive the  more efficient and effective use of information and technology, and identifies the benefits that could potentially be achieved by doing so."

A review of the potential benefits from the better use of information and technology in health and social care: final report
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
January 2013

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Advanced clinical decision support using lessons from outside of healthcare

"Greater use of computerized decision support (DS) systems could address continuing safety and quality problems in healthcare, but the healthcare field has struggled to implement DS technology."

Advanced clinical decision support using lessons from outside of healthcare: an interdisciplinary systematic review
HW Wu, PK Davis, DS Bell
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2012, 12:90

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Digital technology essentials guide

"This guide provides a brief summary of a wide range of enabling digital technologies most of which are quick wins and should be considered by all organisations."

Digital technology essentials guide
QIPP Digital Technology
June 2012

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Management roles in innovative technology implementation: a healthcare perspective

"In a healthcare empirical context, we show that lack of top management vision and coordination leads to local units that are excessively autonomous in some respects, hindering knowledge and information transfer within the organisation."

Management roles in innovative technology implementation: a healthcare perspective
Centre for Strategic Innovation Research Electronic Working Paper Series: Paper no. 2012/2
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
2012

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Health care quality improvement: there's an app for that

"Disease management apps, in particular, can improve communication between patients and providers and promote adherence to recommended care."

Health care quality improvement: there's an app for that
Quality matters
The Commonwealth Fund
October/November 2011

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Opportunities and challenges of cloud computing to improve health care services

"This paper discusses the concept of cloud computing and its current place in health care, and uses 4 aspects (management, technology, security, and legal) to evaluate the opportunities and challenges of this computing model."


Opportunities and challenges of cloud computing to improve health care services
A Mu-Hsing Kuo
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2011, 13(3):e67

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