IfG.CC - The Potsdam eGovernment Competence Center

Responsibility for issuing and renewing provincial health cards and administering the provincial health registration system will soon be transferred from the Ministry of Health to eHealth Saskatchewan.

In a news release issued Wednesday, Susan Antosh, CEO of eHealth Saskatchewan, said the Crown corporation is "committed to ensuring there will be a seamless transition with a continued focus on customer service," adding "eHealth is well-suited to incorporate health registration because of our robust privacy and security safeguards for personal health information." The transfer is expected to take effect in early November.

Weiterlesen: CA: Saskatchewan: Health registration to use eHealth

Remote consultations with specialists were well-received among physicians and provided more timely access and improved communication to determine the best treatment, according to a study published at the journal Telemedicine and e-Health.

The research, conducted in Ontario, Canada, involved a secure, regional web-based e-consultation service called Champlain BASE (Building Access to Specialists through e-consultation), which included a robust firewall and granular access controls.

Weiterlesen: CA: Ontario: e-Consults speed access; most cases take less than 15 minutes

On July 2 2013 the citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism minister announced that 10-year e-passports, also known as biometric passports, will now be available to Canadian citizens. The minister also announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) would immediately assume primary responsibility for Passport Canada, which had previously been part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

The e-passport contains new security features designed to make the passport tamper-proof. These features include:

• an electronic chip (e-chip) embedded in the back cover, which will store the same personal information that appears on Page 2 of the passport (except for the signature), the photo and a digital security feature that proves that the passport was issued by the government of Canada; and
• new images in the inside pages that provide additional security.

Weiterlesen: CA: Government introduces 10-year biometric passports

Montfort Hospital among those who will benefit

The OutCare Foundation announced, last week, that telemedicine is now being used for palliative care throughout the Champlain region. Thanks to the success of its recent Telelink fundraising campaign, the foundation says more patients with a terminal illness can access the care they need.

Weiterlesen: CA: Technology expands palliative care in Eastern Ontario