In this week’s round-up of digital healthcare news, we look at added functionality for the NHS e-referral service, a new messaging service at Pennine and an initative to help patients fill out their pre-op assessment at home.
New APIs planned for e-Referral process
NHS Digital says it will soon by easy for Health IT systems to plug into is national e-referral service, with the development of new APIs. Instead of needing a separate log-in to use the service, the APIs, which will be piloted by the end of the year, should allow clinicians access within their existing systems.
Other new functions being developed include allowing users to attach messages to referrals and a “capacity alert”, that will help direct patient to services likely to respond quickly. In its first year, NHS Digital says the service has handled 10 million referrals and saved the NHS £10m. For the full article click here
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