Specifically, the Mayor's task force on e-government recommends the city adopt a citizen-centric approach to technology that allows residents to access municipal services without staff assistance. The report also suggests any new project proposal requiring an increase in staff also contain a technology-oriented alternative and that technology expenditures be viewed as an investment in productivity with a long-term payback, rather than being looked at through the lens of the annual budgeting process.
Weiterlesen: Canada: Ottawa: Mayor's task force releases e-government report
Legislation paving the way for the collection and sharing of electronic health records will lead to potential patient privacy breaches, say groups opposed to the Bill which will soon get second reading in the B.C. legislature.
The B.C. government has made a $150 million commitment to electronic health records and has already spent three years planning the implementation which will not take full effect for about four years.
Weiterlesen: Canada: New BC health law could lead to privacy abuse
As the Internet has enabled consumers to manage important aspects of their personal lives from the relative comfort of their home, it is no surprise that Canadians are becoming increasingly intrigued by the prospect of being able to view and manage their health information using emerging personal health records (PHR) technologies.
Weiterlesen: Canada: Empowering consumers with their health records
Nevertheless, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan has decided doctors who counsel or diagnose Saskatchewan patients through video, telephone or the Internet are technically practising medicine in the province -- and should be licensed here.
On the weekend, the college's council passed a bylaw spelling out new rules governing the practice of so-called telemedicine in Saskatchewan, college lawyer and associate registrar Bryan Salte said.
Weiterlesen: Canada: Saskatchewan moves to regulate practice of telemedicine
British Columbia became the first province in Canada to create a legislative framework with specific provisions to address access and protection of electronic health information.
Weiterlesen: Canada: B.C. introduces law governing access, privacy of electronic health records