Current perspectives on interoperability challenges and solutions.
August 19, 2016
"No longer are we forgotten, we share now the same opportunities as our counterparts in the larger cities." This patient's perspective highlights the success of the First Nations Telehealth Expansion Project.
June 23, 2016
PrescribeIT will enable prescribers to electronically transmit a prescription to a patient’s pharmacy of choice, eliminating paper prescriptions while optimizing jurisdiction investments in their drug information systems.
Sarah Hutchison
January 26, 2016
We know we still have a long way to go to realize an eHealth system that is seamlessly connected across health care settings and enables health care professionals to access the right patient information in a meaningful way, when and where it is needed.
Don Newsham
October 16, 2015
To add to the interest and focus on the common language of standards I’ve been impressed lately by several practical views and definitions of that common aspiration – the interoperability of our health information and systems.
Dr. Rashaad Bhyat
September 10, 2015
An increasing amount of essential patient data is now available to clinicians electronically but patients and clinicians are still struggling with siloed electronic medical record systems that often do not communicate.
Michael Green
September 3, 2015
Widespread agreement among physicians is that the single most important determinant of their ability to deliver the best possible patient care is patient information, available to them when and where they need it.
Finnie Flores
July 30, 2015
A health informatics professional explains why failing to include the secondary use of data upfront, whether intentionally or unintentionally, in point of care/service systems implementation is costly and diminishes the return on investment.
Dr. Keith W Wilson
July 2, 2015
Dr. Keith Wilson's move from a hospital-based to a community practice forced him back to a world of managing paper.
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