"Using pathology services differently must be based on improving quality of care as well as increasing efficency. Pathology underpins the majority of clinical interactions and clinical value chains can only be unlocked if pathology services are coordinated in concert with clinical services. The gains from digitisation described in this report accrue when pathways are joined up across care settings and clinical networks. Quality is a major part of the equation in achieving value."
Digital First: Clinical Transformation through Pathology Innovation
National Pathology Programme, NHS England
February 2014
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QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) aims to help NHS organisations deliver higher quality care and operate more efficiently and effectively. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has set up a programme to implement QIPP across the trust. This blog, delivered by the RFH Medical Library, will highlight latest papers about QIPP to support the Trust as they carry out this work.
Showing posts with label medical informatics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical informatics. Show all posts
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Computer technology may reduce medication errors
"Current policies to increase CPOE adoption and use will likely prevent millions of additional medication errors each year."
Reduction in medication errors in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems
DC Radley, MR Wasserman, LEW Olsho, SJ Shoemaker, MD Spranca, B Bradshaw
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2013, online first
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