Viewing articles in the ‘Electronic Records’ topic.
October 9, 2024
HALIFAX – Cancer care providers in Nova Scotia are moving from paper-based patient records to a cancer-specific electronic medical record system called ARIA CORE this fall. An online patient tool that connects patients with their care team will also expand to include more functions. These changes are the latest phase in the implementation of the multi-year Oncology Transformation Project (OTP).
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September 30, 2024
A wave of patient empowerment is sweeping Canada’s Atlantic provinces as patient records containing lists of dispensed medications, immunization histories, lab test results, diagnostic imaging reports, and information about hospital and primary care visits, are now or soon to be accessible in all four provinces on web-based portals and mobile phone apps. Read More
September 30, 2024
Paperwork and administrative tasks are part of delivering healthcare – but for the practitioners and support staff of one of the largest hospitals in Eastern Ontario, the burdens had grown beyond manageable. Hours spent filling out forms, faxing back and forth, and chasing down signatures and consent meant less time focusing on patient care. Read More
September 30, 2024
Hospitals across Canada face increasing challenges in ensuring the quality of care they provide, particularly when it comes to medication reconciliation. A key component of medication reconciliation is conducting a Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) to ensure a patient’s medication information is accurate. Read More
September 18, 2024
WHITBY, Ont. – In collaboration with key partners, Ontario Shores has developed a sophisticated digital platform to manage and analyze genetic data efficiently, leveraging the MEDITECH Expanse Genomics solution for real-time data-driven insights. This innovative approach enables healthcare professionals to tailor medication doses to each patient, potentially improving treatment outcomes and shortening hospital stays.
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September 18, 2024
VICTORIA, BC – The Victoria General Hospital has switched from paper orders to a computerized system to store, send and receive medical and clinical orders. The computerized provider order entry solution – or CPOE, for short – allows doctors and hospital staff to send orders for medication, diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests electronically.
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September 18, 2024
BARRIE, Ont. – The partnership between Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH), Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) and Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC), which created the CARE4 Health Information System (HIS) across the four sites in 2021, has reached another significant milestone by attaining Stage 6 of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).
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September 11, 2024
YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – Residents of the Northwest Territories sometimes travel to Alberta for care, but it seems they can’t make use of Alberta’s healthcare app to check on their data. NWT residents receiving care in Alberta can’t access information through the province’s dedicated app because of what one patient calls “absurd bureaucratic barriers,” reports Cabin Radio, a news service.
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September 4, 2024
TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway announced it has awarded 10 clinical leaders across Canada with the Connected Care Innovation Grant, of up to $50,000 in funding per project, to advance grassroots clinical initiatives that focus on digital health interoperability-related efforts and improving Connected Care for patients and providers.
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September 3, 2024
When the senior leadership teams at most Canadian hospitals are in the market for a new Electronic Health Record (EHR), they almost invariably opt for one of the mainstream solutions. But that wasn’t the case at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, which includes the Jewish General Hospital (JGH). Instead, the CIUSSS and the JGH partnered with Harris Healthcare to develop a solution from scratch. Read More