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Integration
Interior Health and Northern Health
working together
 KELOWNA and PRINCE
GEORGE, B.C. – Interior Health Authority, in British Columbia, and the
neighboring Northern Health Authority have recently begun working
together to implement Meditech’s 6.1 business I.T. platform. Their
roll-out will begin later this year, as Interior Health and Northern
Health collaborate on efforts to bring an unprecedented level of
efficiency and data sharing to care providers throughout the province.
“Consolidating onto a single business system platform using Meditech
will help us share resources, provide better service and it will help us
support the BC Health Authority Shared Service Organization,” says Jeff
Hunter, Northern Health's CIO.
The health authorities also look forward to using Meditech’s 6.1
technology to help address the logistical challenges associated with
providing care across such a vast province.
“We are embracing this opportunity to be able to reach out more
effectively to the many small, remote communities, and to provide the
best care for all residents within the interior of BC,” said Mal Griffin
(pictured), CIO at Interior Health Authority. “All of our organizations’
leaders will be working very closely together on these common goals. We
understand that it’s not just an I.T. project; this alliance really
affects every area of our health care business practices.”
The stakes are high for both health authorities, as they collectively
provide services to over one million residents within the province of
British Columbia. However, Meditech’s Vice President of Marketing Hoda
Sayed-Friel believes that with a strong technology platform behind them,
aligning business I.T. systems will prove to be a big win for everyone.
“We are proud of Interior and Northern Health Authorities for coming
together and choosing a plan which will improve information sharing and
business practices within BC’s healthcare system,” she says. “We look
forward to continuing to work with them, as they forge this new path to
excellence.”
About Interior Health Authority
Interior Health Authority (Kelowna, BC), has been a Meditech customer
for over 20 years. Interior Health was created by the Province of
British Columbia from the amalgamation of three health regions as well
as several local health areas. Interior Health serves a geographical
area of almost 215,000 square kilometres and is comprised of 180 sites,
including 28 acute care hospitals. Interior provides a wide range of
care to meet the needs of its vast area population of over 700,000, from
complex surgeries to everyday care.
About Northern Health Authority
Meditech is pleased to welcome Northern Health Authority (Prince George,
BC), to the Meditech community. The Health Authority is responsible for
the delivery of healthcare across Northern British Columbia, including
acute care, mental health, public health, addictions, and home and
community care services. Northern Health covers almost two-thirds of
British Columbia’s landscape, bordered by the Northwest and Yukon
Territories to the north, the BC interior to the south, Alberta to the
east, and Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Posted June 17, 2010
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