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Editorial: Seizing the Challenges - A moment no more
Steven A. Huesing - Editor/Publisher
COACH Column - A Fine Balance
Gil Sampson, President, COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association
Consultant, Sierra Systems, Edmonton, AB
Mr. Sampson reflects on the challenges we face as PIPA’s take effect in Canada. He comments on the complexities in finding the right balance between patient confidentiality and health professional access to personal health information as well as the impact of patient access on candid observations on the chart by health professionals.
Serving Canadian Forces Members Better: Implementing the Canadian Forces HIS
Lt. Col. Jim Kirkland, Project Director, Canadian Forces Health Information System (CFHIS)
Ottawa, ON
Lieutenant Colonel Kirkland reports on the progress made in respect to the Canadian Forces Health Information System (CFHIS), a project that will ultimately enhance the way healthcare services are delivered to the 60,000 members of the Canadian Forces. The project, led by Kirkland, is being deployed by multi-vendor consortia.
Wireless Technology in Healthcare
John Breakey - Network Industry Columnist, President, UNIS LUMIN, Oakville, ON
The use of wireless networking has been making significant headway in healthcare, which should come as no surprise in an environment that can be described as “organized chaos”. In this article, Breakey takes a look at some systems and applications that take advantage of wireless technology to deliver significant benefit to the patient and to hospital administration.
2004 will demonstrate on-the-ground benefits of EHRs for Canada
Myrna Francis, PhD, Interim President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway, Toronto, ON
In this first Infoway column, Dr. Francis describes how Canada will be better prepared in the future based on an unparalleled commitment to develop and accelerate the adoption of electronic health record systems by the federal, provincial and territorial governments, championed by their Deputy Ministers of Health. Through Infoway, their collaborative efforts are helping establish a national infostructure that will enable the real-time, sharing of health care information.
We are building it, but will they come?
David M.Wattling, CMC, ISP - e-Health Editor, Managing Partner, Courtyard Group, Ltd., Toronto, ON
Mr. Wattling in his usual demeanor, cuts to the chase and discusses the pivotal issues involved in regard to the clinician communities who will be called upon the “operationalize” our EHR deployment. He asks us all to consider whether we are doing enough to ensure the best chance of success of a multi-billion dollar investment.
Sustaining a Canadian Health Information Infrastructure
Jane Curry, Information Architect, Health Information Strategies Inc., St. Albert, AB
Designing, developing and sustaining the Pan-Canadian Health Infostructure requires a new way of thinking about the role of Information Management and Information Technology in the health system. Ms. Curry discusses the difference between building a health infostructure and sustaining a health infostructure.
e-Claims success stories: NeCST among the first to complete the HL7 Version 3
Serge J. Taillon - Director, Client Relations and Communications
Scott Murray - Chief Technology Officer, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Ottawa, ON
Using the The NeCST (National e-Claims Standard) project as an example, Taillon and Murray describe how the development of national standards will lead to more consistent data capture, and allow a foundation for claims information exchange throughout the healthcare industry.
“Congratulations to Alberta”
Bill Haver, MD - Medical Editor, Managing Partner, Lakeside Medical Clinic, Saskatoon, SK
Dr. Haver lauds Alberta for fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect that has led to a mechanism where doctors are encouraged to move to electronic record systems by government providing part of the funding required to do so - in return for achieving certain outcomes. The outcomes are the basic foundations of excellence in medical practice
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