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Editorial - Striking the Balance: Provincial versus Regional EHRs . . . Do we have it right?
President and CEO, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Mr. Closson makes a case for the provinces and Canada Health Infoway to rebalance their IT investments towards the regions particularly in provinces with large populations. He suggests that the likelihood of front line clinician adoption will increase if we place greater emphasis on regional rather than provincial or national EHRs.
COACH Column - A Health 'Care' Opportunity Worth Millions
Don Newsham, President, COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association, Canadian Health Practice Lead
Sierra Systems, Calgary, AB
Mr. Newsham discusses the potential portability of the e-CARE project of the West Lothian Council, a municipality outside of Edinburgh Scotland through which enables multi-agency organization to provide seamless services, shared assessments and case management, front line worker support, and a unified view of the citizens and properties of West Lothian.
Robert Genest, President, Business Innovation Canada Corp., Montreal, QC
Achieving collaboration may sound simple. But, getting diverse constituencies with different individual agendas on the same track is very difficult - not to mention the logistical challenges of getting everyone in the same room or at the same meeting simultaneously. Mr. Genest elaborates on a variety of collaboration tools and techniques that overcome traditional barriers.
CIHI Column - CIHI's eReports Provide Answers
Nizar Ladak - CIHI Columnist, Director, Health Services Information, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Toronto, ON
CIHI's most important responsibility is getting quality health information into the hands of Canadian health stakeholders as effectively as possible. Mr. Ladak elaborates on this commitment in respect to the development of CIHI's eReports.
William Pascal, CTO, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, ON
Michael Martineau, President
Dr. Alan Frank, Chief Techniques Officer, Advenant Inc., Ottawa, ON
This article, the first in a series of three, explores the nature of change in healthcare and discusses how change leadership can reduce the risk associated with integrating ICT into healthcare services delivery.
Mark J. Fecenko, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto, ON
An IT-related outsourcing arrangement, by its nature, can be a high-risk arrangement for a health care institution that can directly impact on its ability to function effectively should the outsourcer fail to meet its contractual obligations. Mr. Fecenko provides practical advice on the substantial legal issues involved.
Barbara Kermode - Scott, Medical Writer, Calgary, ABA growing number of pioneering physicians have set up wireless clinics to take advantage of the extreme portability and freedom that a secure wireless network can offer - to connect to their server and their patients-charts from wherever they are. She describes two clinics that have reaped the benefits of adopting the wireless environment in their practices.
Dr. Manfred Koo, Guest eHealth Editor, Senior Consultant, Courtyard Group Ltd., Toronto, ON
Dr. Koo echoes Michael Decter's recent address about the need to immediately broaden the use of information technology in our healthcare system. He believes that accelerating the use of information technology will result in more timely and effective delivery of quality of health care to Canadians. Progress is being made towards renewing health care. We are moving in the right direction, but not fast enough.
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