Wednesday 22 October 2014

Hospital IT is in a hopeless, fragmented mess

Hospital IT is in a hopeless, fragmented mess Hospitals have problems getting their wards to communicate with each other, never mind with local GPs or patients

Back in the 1960s when I was a mere stripling in the data processing industry and the world of computers was new and all, two great truths were drummed into me:

An IT system will fail if the people who use it are not involved in the design. Top managers must drive the implementation, and accept responsibility for its success or failure. Continue reading... The Guardian

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