Mobile Phone App From NHS Hack Day Is Set To Transform Handovers And Task Lists

    July 2012 in “ BMJ ”
    Z. Kmietowicz
    TLDR FFA can be mistaken for rosacea, requiring specific treatment for accurate diagnosis and management.
    A mobile phone application developed during the NHS's first "hack day" was expected to modernize the handover and task list processes in hospitals, which traditionally relied on paper. The app was created by a team including doctor Colin Brown, who had been considering an electronic solution for handovers. The collaboration with software developers aimed to improve the efficiency and reliability of information exchange when doctors change shifts.
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