Government & Policy

Last year, health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said £200m would be allocated to create a new set of global digital exemplars.

Deloitte's view of the future: empowered consumers taking advantage of open, secure platforms that intermingle disparate information for care coordination and wellness "nudges." Now we just need to get there.

The resource can be used to guide the development of health products, WHO says.

Report finds that the Therapeutic Goods Administration must improve evaluation of safety practices. 

Private hospitals in Thailand will have to display the price of medicines so that consumers can make better-informed decisions prior to purchase, starting from this week.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health will provide access to two core national systems - the National Health Index (NHI) and Health Practitioner Index (HPI) – using FHIR interfaces.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the combined entities would face competition from generics.

Despite one senator's hope to move deliberately with rulemakings and not repeat some errors of meaningful use, National Coordinator Donald Rucker said delays only lengthen the time that consumers are "not in control of their care."

Digital transformation has to be at the core of business, policy and strategy, argues Dr Sam Shah, NHS England director of digital development.

Company says the security flaw has not been exploited yet and urges customers to update to most recent version.