ElectronicHealthcare
Abstract
The vendors have demonstrated an understanding of the
requirements for the pan-Canadian electronic health record and a
commitment to interoperability. These vendors will work with the
eHealth Collaboratory, a leading-edge facility, to test the
conformance of their solutions to pan-Canadian standards. A key
benefit of these types of agreements is that vendors will offer
preferred pricing arrangements to the jurisdictions, as well as
alternative pricing models such as provisions for a shared services
approach, where several hospitals or regions share the same system.
Vendors are also committed to providing service-level
guarantees.
Source: www.infoway-inforoute.ca
New Electronic Tools to Benefit Mental Health and Addictions
Clients The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) will be
the first healthcare organization in Canada to use technology to
support mental health and addictions clinicians and clients to make
the most informed decisions about their care. With the help of a
$1.8 million investment from Canada Health Infoway's Innovation and
Adoption program, VIHA will implement electronic tools to match
clients who have mental health and addictions challenges with the
most appropriate care in the community.
Source: www.infoway-inforoute.ca
Hamilton Health Sciences Centre Implements Centralized Rehab
Assessment Solution Hamilton Health Science Centre has
implemented Clarity Healthcare for NRRS, developed by Clarity
Healthcare Solution, to create a single, Web-based integrated
solution for the three rehab facilities at Hamilton Health
Sciences. The multi-site institution, with several hundred rehab
beds at The General, Henderson and Chedoke, has been reporting NRS
(National Rehab Reporting System) data to CIHI since 2001 using an
original system developed with three separate databases - one for
each reporting facility. As the needs for a comprehensive shared
system grew, clinicians and management found that data were not
integrated among the sites, there was no real-time information
available to assist clinicians with patient assessments and care,
additional administrative staff were required with increased costs
and it was difficult to gather information on the Centre's entire
rehab service. The organization now has a Web-based solution with a
single-user interface and a central database that integrates all
three sites.
Source: www.clarityhealthcare.net
Emergis Signs Agreements to Provide Drug Information System
to Newfoundland and Labrador Emergis Inc. has signed contracts
with the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information
(NLCHI) to deploy and support a comprehensive, provincewide drug
information system (DIS) solution, its health integration
infrastructure and a thorough change management program to support
the adoption of the solution by healthcare professionals. These
agreements are expected to generate revenue of more than $30
million over the nine-year term of the contracts. Emergis expects
the solution to go online in the first half of 2008.
Source: www.emergis.com
IBM and Alberta Sign $10 Million Contract to Deploy
Electronic Health Records A new electronic health records
system to provide patient information to Alberta physicians and
other healthcare workers and facilities will reduce medical errors
and adverse drug reactions and improve the quality and speed of
service. Over the course of the two-year, $10 million contract with
the Alberta government, IBM will help manage the roll-out of the
system and recruit, enroll and train users such as physicians,
pharmacists and other healthcare providers in health region
facilities, offices and pharmacies across the province. IBM will
also operate a toll-free user helpline. When fully deployed, the
system will give authorized healthcare professionals across the
province a secure, single login to patient information. More than
17,000 are already registered.
Source: www.ibm.com/healthcare
Capital Health Selects Epic to Develop Canada's Largest Electronic Medical Record System Capital Health has chosen Epic Systems, a leader in healthcare information technology, to implement an electronic medical record (EMR) and scheduling system that provides clinicians and patients one-stop access to ambulatory care services. Targeted to begin in late 2006, this will be Epic's largest, most comprehensive installation in Canada. The company has been rated highly for its software products and clinical information system implementations with large-sized, academic healthcare organizations.
With input from more than 300 physicians and clinicians, Epic
was selected through a competitive process to develop a regionwide
patient scheduling system (Cadence) that will allow referring
physicians, clinicians and patients to locate and book the first
available appointment anywhere within the region improving
management of resources and wait times. Epic will also develop an
ambulatory electronic medical record (EpicCare) that will enhance
information sharing among Capital Health facilities, Primary Care
Networks and outpatient clinics to support more efficient care of
patients.
Source: www.capitalhealth.ca
Alberta Implements World's First Electronic Surgical
Reporting Alberta cancer surgeons have implemented the world's
first Web Surgical Medical Records program (WebSMR) and will be
extending the program to other parts of the province thanks to $1.4
million in funding by Canada Health Infoway. The new tool allows
doctors to fill out a standardized electronic report after
performing surgeries. The reports can be shared by the entire
cancer care team, enabling them to make better decisions and
improve the quality and safety of post-operative care for
patients.
Source: www.cancerboard.ab.ca
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