TORONTO – MEDITECH has announced an agreement with Canada Health Infoway to connect with PrescribeIT, a national e-prescribing service. This will enable prescribers in Canada to electronically transmit a prescription directly from the Expanse EHR to the patient’s pharmacy of choice.
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OTTAWA – Canada Health Infoway and The Ottawa Hospital are pleased to announce that TOH is the first hospital in Canada to launch PrescribeIT through its Health Information System (HIS), making it available to approximately 2,500 prescribers. PrescribeIT is Infoway’s national e-prescribing service that enables prescribers to send prescriptions and renewals electronically to a patient’s pharmacy of choice, resulting in safer, more efficient patient care and improved communication between clinicians.
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With one in two Canadian doctors reporting burnout, the push is on to understand contributing factors and take action to support medical professionals. One area in the spotlight is the electronic medical record (EMR), with several start-ups now aiming to use advances in AI and digital technology to reduce the administrative burden facing physicians, improve workflow and give back something that’s sorely lacking: their time.
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In the quest to improve resource utilization, reduce harm to patients, and decrease the carbon footprint in healthcare, Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) has been a leading voice, providing guidelines that positively impact clinicians in delivering high-quality care.
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PORT MOODY, BC – As a step toward innovating the future of care, Eagle Ridge Hospital became the first of Fraser Health Authority’s 12 hospitals to go LIVE with MEDITECH Expanse on April 15. The implementation of Expanse is part of the Advance Program at Fraser, a clinical transformation that is taking place across the organization.
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TORONTO – Recent surveys conducted by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Commonwealth Fund show that health system interoperability, the ability for patient information to flow seamlessly through the system, is continuing to improve. Still, there are opportunities for further growth that will benefit Canadians, clinicians and Canada’s health system.
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MONTREAL – MEDFAR Clinical Solutions, leading provider of the SaaS-based Integrated Care Platform MYLE, has announced a Series C minority investment of $30 million by Investissement Québec, through its own funds. This round fuels MEDFAR’s M&A initiatives to propel its mission of transforming healthcare on a global scale.
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HALIFAX – Nova Scotia is making it easier for physicians to book surgical consults and patients to get information through the use of Ocean eReferrals, an electronic referrals system.
The province says the solution will provide better information to patients on the status of their referral and will, over time, lead to shorter wait times. It will make sending and receiving surgical referrals easier and faster for primary care providers and surgeons.
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CORNWALL, Ont. – Cornwall Community Hospital has customized its Oracle Health (formerly Cerner) information system to allow people who cover more than one job to see the information that they require during any given shift, presented in a way that provides the most user-friendly experience.
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The recent federal-provincial agreement on healthcare spending is being hailed as an important step toward the liberation and sharing of personal health information between healthcare providers and patients.
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