‘A national level database of drugs, allergies and other health information that can be mined for information at an anonymous level is an immensely valuable tool to a government that spends more than 10% of GDP on providing healthcare and has a history of paying primary care providers to send back data on their patients.
Public health initiatives are of enormous importance in the longer term. Buzzwords such as preventative care’ are becoming increasingly prevalent in both private and NHS delivered care. Summary Care Records are really the first steps towards a system that is an interesting blends an Electronic Health Record (EHR) and an online Electronic Medical Record.”
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Robbie Hughes, ComputerWorldUK, 16 March 2010
