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Three-dimensional digital tomosynthesis has revolutionized mammography and is now poised to spread to other applications, such as orthopaedics.
A third imaging modality poised for a breakthrough in 2016 is 3-D tomographic x-ray. Over the past five years or so, 3-d digital tomosynthesis has improved breast imaging, and in 2015 the technology was assigned a CPT code (Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes, the most widely accepted medical language used to report medical procedures).
Read more: Medical Technologies for 2016: 3-D Tomographic X-Ray
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that a US “digital doctor” will undertake a review of the digital future of the NHS due to be published next summer.The review will focus on “the critical lessons we need to get right as we move to a digital future,” said Hunt in a speech at a Health Service Journal event on 29 October 2015.
The review will be done by Robert Wachter, who Hunt calls an “expert on the promise and pitfalls of new IT systems”. Wachter is the interim chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and the author of The Digital Doctor, which looks critically at the rise of healthcare IT systems in the US.
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HSE has charged Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust following a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the circumstances of four deaths of patients under its care.
Wayne Owen, HSE Principal Inspector in the West Midlands, said:
“We have concluded our investigation into the death of four patients at Stafford Hospital and have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal proceedings in this case. “There are four separate charges, each alleging a breach under Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act.”
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The medical engineering team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have recently been awarded an internal award. The trust Star Awards publicly recognised and celebrated the excellent services provided by staff, volunteers and fundraisers who support them. This years event was held at the Middlesbrough Hotel.
The awards covered everything from embracing technology which support patients and clinicians on the wards to the laundry and sewing room developing simple - but effective - ideas to help dementia patients was shared with an audience of around 200 people.
Read more: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Star award winners 2015
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Health Secretary outlines vision for use of technology across NHS
From: Department of Health
Speaking at the NHS Innovation Expo in Manchester, the Health Secretary challenged the NHS to make better use of technology so that patients can be empowered to manage their own healthcare needs, while ensuring that their data remains safe at all times.
Mr Hunt made clear that by 2016 all patients should be able to access their own GP electronic record online in full, seeing not just a summary of their allergies and medication but blood test results, appointment records and medical histories. By 2018 this record will include information from all their health and care interactions.
Read more: Health Secretary outlines vision for use of technology across NHS
