Electronic Records

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has already abandoned the idea of partnering with U.S.-based Epic Systems for the deployment of digital health records across the whole province, due to fears of mounting costs and privacy concerns, Montreal’s Gazette newspaper reported. Read More

QUEBEC CITY - Lime Health, a Quebec-based B Corp certified company and leader in patient experience measurement, announced the closing of a financing through a group of private investors, Desjardins through its Startup in Residence program, and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Read More

CALGARY - A new study out of the University of Calgary, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal , found that nearly all Canadian physicians use electronic health records, but those records are often disconnected. That often leaves clinicians without access to the information they need from clinics and hospitals. Read More

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC - Fourteen internists from Drummondville sound the alarm regarding the Digital Health Record (DHR): they believe that the transition risks their ability to provide “safe care” and are asking that the postponement of the project be considered. Read More

ST. JOHN’S, NL - After doctors raised concerns, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) is backtracking on some aspects of an agreement that previously made a new health information system mandatory for all physicians. Read More

QUEBEC CITY - We should expect minor technical issues in the first few weeks following the rollout of the Digital Health Record (DSN), which is still scheduled for May 9, confirmed Geneviève Biron (pictured), president and CEO of Santé Québec. Read More

ST. JOHN’S, NL - Doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador say rapid implementation of a province-wide electronic health information system threatens to harm patients and push some physicians to retire or leave the province. The province’s health authority says its electronic health information system, CorCare, based on the Epic software platform used in many parts of Canada and the U.S., is set to launch on April 25. Read More

VANCOUVER – Residents and patients who access care from Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health Care and the Provincial Health Services Authority programs now have a new tool at hand to access information from their patient records. Read More