Commissioning supplement: Sorting the good ideas

"How the NHS is looking to CSUs to bring health and social care together, plus two CCGs show a new way for GPs to coordinate data"

Commissioning supplement: Sorting the good ideas
Health Service Journal Supplement, 14 November, 2014

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Personalised health and care 2020

"Better use of data and technology has the power to improve health, transform the quality and reduce the cost of health and care services."

Personalised health and care 2020: Using Data and Technology to Transform 
Outcomes for Patients and Citizens - A Framework for Action 
National Information Board
November 2014

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The open data era in health and social care

"This report examines the current literature, drawing on case studies and published research to highlight the following value propositions for using more open data in healthcare:

• Accountability
• Choice
• Efficiency
• Outcomes
• Patient satisfaction and customer service
•  Economic growth and innovation"

The open data era in health and social care
S Verhulst, BS Noveck, R Caplan, K Brown, C Paz
The Governance Lab
May 2014

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Care.data: guide for GP practices

"Care.data will make increased use of information from medical records with the intention of improving healthcare, for example by ensuring that timely and accurate data are made available to NHS commissioners and providers so that they can better design integrated services for patients."

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