Federal government introduces health data interoperability legislation
June 27, 2024
TORONTO – At Women’s College Hospital in June, Mark Holland, Minister of Health, introduced the ‘Connected Care for Canadians Act’. The act aims to improve the access that Canadians have to their own health data, which should improve their decision-making and the care they receive. Pictured above, Kathleen Ross, president of the CMA, speaking about the need for better interoperability in healthcare IT at the e-Health 2024 conference. Read More
TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway is proud to announce the launch of the Infoway Centre for Clinical Innovation in Digital Health (CIDH). Aligned to the strategic goals of the Shared Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap, the CIDH aims to drive meaningful engagement with clinical leaders and accelerate the adoption of interoperability.
TORONTO – MEDITECH’s Traverse Exchange Canada, launched in March, now connects seven healthcare instances across 19 hospitals using MEDITECH Expanse, along with 279 long-term care sites operating the PointClickCare EHR. The latest Expanse customers to join the network include CHAMP, Halton Healthcare, CARE4, SHINE, and Humber River Health.
WAWA, Ont. – The electronic medical records of Lady Dunn Health Centre patients will soon be available to authorized clinicians at 23 partner hospitals throughout Northeastern Ontario, announced Kadean Ogilvie (pictured), CEO, Lady Dunn Health Centre.
TORONTO – MEDITECH’s interoperability solution, Traverse Exchange Canada, went live in February, enabling the free flow of patient health information across participating platforms, care settings, and other vendor systems. The initial waves of organizations connected on the cloud-based network include four Ontario hospitals using MEDITECH and 65 long-term care sites using the PointClickCare EHR.
CORNWALL, Ont. – Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) is proud to announce that it is now facilitating the secure two-way transfer of patient electronic health records with local Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities throughout the City of Cornwall, the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and Akwesasne, thanks to the Ontario eHub health information exchange system.
TORONTO – Topology Health, a Toronto-area startup, has created an innovative, AI-powered toolkit that enables healthcare providers to quickly connect new applications to their electronic health records – often within just a few hours. The company is now testing the application at two hospitals in Canada.
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, Ont. – Ontario eHub, a partnership between TransForm and Project AMPLIFI, reached another significant milestone in the pursuit of coordinated patient care in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. As of October 19, 2023, Grand River Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital have joined the Erie St Clair, London, Cornwall and Grey-Bruce regions in going live on the Ontario eHub, marking a crucial step forward in the seamless sharing of patient data.
WINDSOR, Ont. – Connecting the medical records of patients across the healthcare continuum to affect better, more efficient and coordinated care has moved another step forward for hospitals and Long-Term Care (LTC) homes in the Erie St. Clair (ESC) and London region.
CORNWALL, Ont. – Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) and various Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities in Eastern Ontario and Akwesasne are now benefitting from Ontario eHub Health Information Exchange (HIE), powered by Oracle Health in collaboration with TransForm Shared Service Organization.