I am concerned that recent comments by acting provincial auditor Judy Ferguson do not fully depict the positive impact our province's current electronic health record is having on Saskatchewan residents.
Weiterlesen: CA: Saskatchewan: eHealth benefits patients already
For patients in rural or remote places where there are no family doctors or specialists, or for those with limited mobility, it’s a remarkable technological advancement. Doctors don’t have to travel, nor do patients, and medical advice is delivered quickly.
The government of British Columbia, Canada, had a problem. The province’s CareCard technology — the identity card BC residents use to access health services — was more than 20 years old and had never been significantly updated. Even worse, the number of CareCards issued significantly outnumbered the population of the province (4.5 million).
HSN is one of seven health-care providers across Canada to receive the LEADing Practice Award from Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), in partnership with Accreditation Canada. The hospital's Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care Clinics earned the LEADing Practice Award for developing a system of electronic patient scheduling, documentation, decision support and record sharing that enabled staff to work collaboratively with local and regional team members.
Weiterlesen: CA: HSN expands e-health record use, earns national award
“I strongly believe this is a first in Canada; it’s definitely a first in Ontario,” said Dr. Derek Manchuk, critical care lead for the North East Local Health Integration Network and the project’s lead.
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