Digital Health December 10, 2024
We know that data is essential to the government’s plan for healthcare. But transitioning from analogue to digital is not merely a technical challenge, writes Reecha Sofat, chair of the Professional Record Standards Body
As a clinician, researcher and the new chair of the Professional Record Standards Body, I know that to truly enable the government’s three strategic shifts — from hospital to community, analogue to digital, and treatment to prevention — we must start with high-quality data.
High-quality data is the golden thread, connecting care provision to research and development, and back again, in a continuous transformative cycle.
Information standards ensure that data — such as patient records, test results, or care plans — is collected and stored...