Charlie Fidelman, The Gazette
“It will take several more months before your doctor can send your prescription directly, electronically, to your pharmacist, but Montrealers will finally be plugged into the provincial system of computerized health records.
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Tolar M, Balka E. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2012
It is argued that with the introduction of electronic medical record (EMR) systems into the primary care sector, data collected can be used for secondary purposes which extend beyond individual patient care (e.g., for chronic disease management, prevention and clinical performance evaluation). However, EMR systems are primarily designed to support clinical tasks, and data entry practices of clinicians focus on the treatment of individual patients. Hence data collected through EMRs is not always useful in meeting these ends.
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Sheri Ross, Technology for Doctors Online
“Healthcare providers have a unique opportunity to not only address current or anticipated health problems with their patients, but also to help patients avoid future negative health consequences by teaching them how to care for themselves. Regular reinforcement increases the likelihood that patients will adhere to the concepts being taught.
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The Province
“The B.C. government is moving forward with plans for high-tech identity cards that will one day let people access a host of provincial services on the Internet.
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Newsham D et al, ElectronicHealthcare, 10(3)
Significant progress is being made in the clinical adoption of electronic records in hospitals, regions, clinics, communities and jurisdictions across Canada. The goal of such adoption is to enable continuing improvements in patient care quality, safety and effectiveness at a time when the healthcare system faces increasing performance, capacity and sustainability pressures. We know that transformative changes involving the implementation of new information systems and technologies do not occur overnight – adoption is a journey and the realization of the full benefits of our investments will require sustained effort, innovation and continuous learning for health informatics professionals along with our clinical colleagues.
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Derek Spalding, timescolonist.com
“Michelle Ferguson tried to avoid it, but the rapid onslaught of nausea took its toll on her body when she suddenly vomited in the back seat of a school bus last weekend.
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Nick Gardiner, The Recorder and Times
“Instead of days or even weeks, it took mere minutes to send medical records from Brockville General Hospital to local healthcare providers under a pilot project testing the benefits of electronic health records.
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Nari Kannan, SearchHealthIT
“The Ottawa (Ontario) Hospital is the largest acute care hospital in Canada, with 1,163 beds and 11,967 staff members, among them 1,159 attending physicians and 3,886 registered nurses. The hospital announced in December that it will use Aruba Networks Inc.’s WiFi Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) system to connect 3,000 Apple devices — including iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch units — at the medical facility.
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Evan Duggan, Vancouver Sun
“The federal government’s tough on crime agenda and better-than-ever genetic mapping technologies means more legal protections are needed to protect the privacy of Canadians, according to a report commissioned by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
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CBCNews Canada
“The North East Local Health Integration Network expects 30,000 trips to the doctor will be virtual online visits in 2012.
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Hoechsmann A. CMAJ, 184(1)
Citing British government reports that recommend abandoning their centralized electronic health records (EHRs) project, Paul Christopher Webster continues his assertion that Canada Health Infoway’s vision of a centralized national health database is “not feasible.” However, focusing on the failures of EHRs may lead people to believe that all enterprise digital health solutions are doomed to fail.
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Sheri Ross, Technology for Doctors Online
“Most of us have heard the old saying “Don’t sweat the small stuff” – in the world of medicine, however, sweating the small stuff is essential to the delivery of high-quality patient care.
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News.com.au
“Doctors in Canada are designing a virtual world where they hope to one day treat traumatised children with colourful avatars using toy-like medical gadgets.
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Alan Brookstone, Canadian EMR
“With 2011 behind us, it is time to begin thinking about 2012. What can we expect in the next 12 months? Will EMR adoption accelerate?
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Terry AL et al, Family Practice, 27(1)
In Canada, use of electronic medical records (EMRs) among primary health care (PHC) providers is relatively low. However, it appears that EMRs will eventually become more ubiquitous in PHC. This represents an important development in the use of health care information technology as well as a potential new source of PHC data for research. However, care in the use of EMR data is required. Four years ago, researchers at the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, The University of Western Ontario created an EMR-based research project, called Deliver Primary Health Care Information. Implementing this project led us to two conclusions about using PHC EMR data for research: first, additional time is required for providers to undertake EMR training and to standardize the way data are entered into the EMR and second, EMRs are designed for clinical care, not research.
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Ryan BL et al, Canadian Family Physician, 57(12)
Inputting information into your EMR requires a balance between being efficient and being complete and accurate. Both goals are critical for patient care. When you intend to conduct research using data from your EMR, there is an additional goal of being able to retrieve the data in a reliable and consistent manner.
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Ryan BL et al, Canadian Family Physician, 57(9)
The pace of EMR adoption among family physicians in Canada is accelerating and the potential of EMR research is tantalizing for physicians, researchers, and policy makers. This 4-part series, written by a team of clinicians and researchers who have expertise in EMR implementation and research, addresses considerations for EMR adoption when the goal is not only individual patient care but also research.
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Dennis Giokas, Infoway Connects
“Interoperability. It’s a term we use a lot when we talk about electronic health records (EHRs), but what does it really mean?
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Marie Carniello, Technology for Doctors Online
“I recently attended two healthcare conferences, featuring speakers from across Canada and the United States. I returned to my office feeling truly excited about the future and how the delivery of healthcare is being transformed in response to advances in healthcare informatics. The speakers brought to light how a number of larger facilities (hospitals, CCACs, lab repositories, etc.) have bridged some of the interoperability and interconnectivity issues between legacy systems.
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Rosie Lombardi, Technology for Doctors Online
“Many doctors believe that better frontline communications with patients, combined with electronic communication between clinics and hospitals, can improve health outcomes. To collect test this notion, Telus Health Solutions is running three pilot projects with EMR vendors Wolf Medical, QHR Technologies and KinLogix Medical.
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