Delivering value with digital technology

NHS organisations are using robotic process automation (RPA) in a range of clinical and non-clinical areas, to streamline administration tasks.

HeartFlow gives an advanced view for diagnosis, saves cost and adds patient benefit through improved communication with the patient.

A case study describing how a digital system is enabling knowledge of the relationship between genes and medicines to be used in primary care

This map brings together tools and resources that will be useful to finance teams supporting digital transformation within their own organisations

Finance's role in enhancing efficiencies is explored in a recent HFMA roundtable, with a focus on required systems.

Dorset Intelligence and Insight Service has been set up to enable people working across the health and social care network to access digital tools.

The digital agenda is increasingly important to NHS trusts.

This case study describes Alder Hey’s model for innovation, identifying the key factors that make it a success.

The briefing sets out the process that NHS bodies and their auditors follow when determining the appropriate accounting treatment.

This case study describes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system tracks medical assets.

Workforce remains a major challenge as the NHS looks to reduce waiting lists

The association has responsed to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry on digital transformation in the NHS.

Explore how Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust approached making better use of the information held in their clinical systems.

This case study describes how digital technology can improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation as a treatment for chronic lung conditions.

This briefing focuses on identifying and realising benefits for digital transformation.

This case study describes how research teams from two biomedical research centres in London have used natural language processing AI.

This briefing explores how funding and accounting interacts when considering digital projects.

A review of whether digital transformation is high on board's agenda.

There is a presumption that digital services will help the NHS meet net zero targets. But NHS bodies must have an understanding of the actual impacts

Delivering value from digital projects requires a different approach to traditional investments, the HFMA annual conference was told this week.

After industrial action continued into autumn, with junior doctors and consultants in England taking joint strike action for the first time ever.

NHS England head Amanda Pritchard this week defended levels of NHS productivity, arguing the current measure did not fully reflect improvement.

Four chief finance officers make up this year’s shortlist for the HFMA Finance Director of the Year Award in the 2023 HFMA awards.

The government rejected MPs' calls to allow additional remuneration for digital, data and technology specialists to improve recruitment and retention.

Digital solutions can help deliver the NHS’s quadruple aim, but staff need the right skills to take advantage of these opportunities.

Every £1 invested in community or primary care could provide a return of up to £14 into local economies.

NHS England has announced details for when patient-level costing data will need to be submitted as part of the 2023 national cost collection.

The digital agenda is increasingly important to NHS trusts.

An HFMA roundtable, supported by Optum UK, said the NHS needs to improve digital business cases and fix an imperfect allocation and approval process.

Recent technical developments

The new Diagnostics recovery and transformation strategy was a key objective in last year’s planned care transformation plan.

Progress on creating a digital NHS has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by an expert panel of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has won the contract to deliver the next generation of the integrated single financial environment (ISFE), whic

A spreadsheet-based automation tool aims to reduce the time it takes to fill in provider finance returns.

Workforce remains a major challenge as the NHS looks to reduce waiting lists

Virtual wards are seen as one way of supporting NHS recovery and plans are being developed across the UK.

The newly reformatted advanced qualifications are being relaunched in October, Choice of modules will determine the specific diploma awarded.

NHS Wales has attracted attention for its development of value-based healthcare – and now it is taking the programme into the mainstream.

HFMA London Branch, SDN and London Finance Academy look forward to welcoming you to the Annual conference 2024

This event will bring together professionals from the finance and technology sectors to explore the power of AI within NHS finance.

The HFMA South Central Branch would like to invite you to attend the 2024 annual conference!

Welcome to an exclusive HFMA lunch and learn session spotlighting the success story of the finance team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation

The HFMA members' summer series is back!

In this webinar, we'll delve into insights from one of the pioneering sites involved in the Pharmacogenomics PROGRESS initiative.

This online event offers indispensable practical insights and serves as a valuable platform for audit committee chairs and members to engage

As part of the HFMA's programme of work this series aimed to increase awareness amongst NHS finance staff about digital healthcare technologies.

Zeeshan Muhammad developed a costing reporting dashboard on Qlikview platform. This session will outline the salient features and uses of the NCC app

We heard from CIVICA's head of AI and analytics talk about the things to consider when buying or building an AI solution.

Join our exclusive webinar and explore the potential of HFMA qualifications to elevate your career.

The procurement forum brought together finance and procurement-based colleagues to explore the benefits of joint working and best practice.

This two day event will provide colleagues from across the East Midlands region the change to reflect and exchange ideas.

This one-day event brought together professionals from finance & technology sectors to explore the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence.

In this webinar, Jacqui Cooper and Richard Cox explore what came next after they went live with their Electronic Patient Record (EPR).

September 2023

Dr O’Connor explores the opportunities and threats presented by the growing prevalence of AI technologies in healthcare settings

This webinar explores how allocative value can identify the most effective ways for ICSs to use their resources.

Lunch and learn session

Annual get together for the branch.