England's NHS going paperless

The U.K. government is launching a $5.7 billion effort to turn England's National Health Service (NHS) into a paperless service and update its outdated technology, including getting rid of fax machines, according to the BBC.

The NHS plans to be completely paperfree by 2018.

Read more at the link below:

Subscribe to Health Exec News

Beth Walsh
Beth Walsh, Editor

Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.

Subscribe to Health Exec News

Subscribe to Health Exec News