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 Why Social Capital is the Missing Lever for 2026 Healthcare Efficiency
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) My grim (and not-so-bold) prediction for the year ahead: Cost challenges will dominate leadership meetings throughout the year. My recommendation: Don’t let cost reduction be the only response. Instead, consider how building social capital can help organizations improve…  This Week’s Health IT Jobs – January 21, 2026
Healthcare IT Today - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) It can be very overwhelming scrolling through job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of… |
 Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.  Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) Thomas Porteus, chair of Out Together and the lead of Patient.info (Credit: Thomas Porteus) Patient.info has partnered with charity Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs and support services for older LGBTQ+ people across… |
 Emergency departments: an opportunity for wearable technology to transform patient safety and improve pathway efficiency
DigitalHealth.London - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) Wearable technology in emergency care is the latest focus of DigitalHealth.London’s Healthcare Challenges, a programme designed to bring together clinicians, innovators, NHS leaders, and people with lived experience to identify and accelerate solutions to…  Kate Warriner: ‘Young people want us to bring them the future’
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) Kate Warriner, chief transformation and digital officer at Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust (Credit: Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust,) Kate Warriner, chief transformation and digital officer at Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, resists being… |
 NHS App to become national channel for the ‘shift to prevention’
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHS England (Credit: NHSE) The NHS App is planned to become the central national channel for delivering preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention…  Why Patient Understanding is the Most Important Metric You Aren’t Tracking
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) Aayush Sisodia, MSHI, BDS, Business Analytics Advisor, Pharmacy Analytics Health systems are drowning in metrics. We can tell you how many portal messages were answered within 24 hours, how many patients closed a care… |
 Analysis: The Dual Crisis of 2026—Supply Chain Disruptions and the Clinical Alignment Gap
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) What You Should Know – The 2026 State of Healthcare Supply Chain Survey from symplr reveals a “dual crisis” as supply chain leaders struggle to balance persistent global disruptions with escalating multi-million dollar savings targets. –…  The “Digital Front Door” or a Revolving Door? Why Nurse-Led Access is 2026’s Critical Efficiency Lever
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 21, 2026) What You Should Know – A new national report from Conduit Health Partners reveals that 74% of patient triage cases are resolved without an ER visit when clinical expertise is placed at the first point… |