Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT news for the week ending September 30: NHS readies GP record access app, US develops wizard for medical record access, AI hype vs reality, dodgy glucometers, Bristol shared record on FHIR, patients share health info on FB, US DHHS wall of shame, South Africa's pharmacy dispensing units, PDMP in Meditech EMR
NHS App to launch to nationwide private beta testers
Digital Health News ~ Owen Hughes ~ 26/09/2018
Services include symptom checking and triage; appointment booking; repeat prescription ordering; access to patient records; national data opt-out; and organ donation preference.
Health IT experts develop the “wizard” for easier health record access
Heatlhcare Informatics ~ Rajiv Leventhal ~ 27/09/2018
Led by X4 Health, an organization founded by consumer advocates, the new prototype tool, called the "Health Record Request Wizard," looks to streamline and simplify the records request process while promoting digital formats.
