title: Better value digital health: the medium, the market and the role of openness.
abstract: The recent NHS 'hack days' have showcased the enthusiasm and talent of the junior doctor body as well as the potential of open source, open governance and small-medium enterprise. There still remains much scope for developing better value digital health services within the NHS. This article sets out the current state of NHS information technology (IT), how it fails to meet the needs of patients and professionals alike and suggests how better value digital health can be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Open Healthcare UK, UK. carl.reynolds@openhealthcare.org.uk
authors.forename: Carl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Digital health services; digital health; digital strategy; open governance; open source
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