Monday, 14 August 2017

Will the healthcare data revolution spell the end for doctors' autonomy?

Will the healthcare data revolution spell the end for doctors' autonomy? Research by NHS Improvement has revealed doctors, medical directors and even entire hospitals that seem undisturbed by poor outcomes for patients.

NHS Improvement’s drive to raise clinical standards is prising open the sensitive issue of doctors’ autonomy, and shows how the legal and professional boundaries of medicine are constantly shifting.

The Get It Right First Time programme is uncovering massive and unacceptable differences in performance, such as a 25-fold variation in orthopaedic surgical site infection rates. Continue reading... The Guardian

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