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Standards
Infoway adds new certification
categories
TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway)
has added four new offerings to its pre-implementation Certification
Service. Health information technology vendors can now receive
certification for consumer health applications, client registries,
provider registries, and immunization registries.
Receiving the ‘Infoway Certified’ mark provides vendors of health
information technology products a competitive advantage in the
marketplace by signalling their commitment and leadership to
pan-Canadian standards and best practices.
“The certification mark signals a level of quality to buyers,” says
Richard Alvarez, CEO of Canada Health Infoway. “It tells the buyer that
a vendor’s solution meets pan-Canadian standards and will increase the
recognition, acceptance and adoption of trusted, interoperable health
information technology solutions in the Canadian marketplace.”
Infoway is the only organization in Canada certifying health information
technology systems against pan-Canadian electronic health record (EHR)
standards. Having produced national interoperability standards and a
technology framework for the sustainable development of an interoperable
EHR system across Canada, Infoway is well positioned to ensure current
and emerging products provide required privacy and security and can
interoperate with the EHR systems being implemented across the country.
The four new offerings join the pre-implementation Certification
Services for consumer health platforms, which was launched in February
2009.
Canada Health Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization
funded by the federal government. Infoway jointly invests with every
province and territory to accelerate the development and adoption of
electronic health record projects in Canada. Fully respecting patient
confidentiality, these secure systems will provide clinicians and
patients with the information they need to better support safe care
decisions and manage their own health. Accessing this vital information
quickly will help foster a more modern and sustainable health care
system for all Canadians.
Posted Dec.10, 2009
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