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EDITORIAL:"Be careful what you wish for ?"David Wattling, e-health Editor
Chairman and CEO, iW Technologies, Inc., Toronto, ON
We’ve been successful in establishing that the Electronic Health Record as a way to reduce duplication of effort/resources and ensure a more complete and consistent information source for care providers. Now that it’s at the top of the agenda, how do we deal with the "Capability Gap" to get it done?
eHealth 2002 Sponsors and Exhibitors
COACH COLUMN: Just One Word - "Genetics"
Brendan Seaton, President, PRIVA-C (A Division of CareLink Inc.), Fredericton, NB
The mapping of the human genome, advances in cloning and all other forms of genetic research are going to turn our notions of health information management upside down. Those who manage, manipulate and store this information will be at the centre of a maelstrom that will challenge humanity in ways never before experienced.
Leslie Wood, Secretary, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Editor’s note: The University of Victoria’s School of Health Information Sciences celebrates its 20th anniversary this September. As a tribute to the School and its ongoing contributions to our industry, we will publish a series of articles that tell its story.
The School of Health of Information Science at the University of Victoria will celebrate its 20th anniversary in the year 2002. For nineteen years it was unique in Canada, and it still leads the way in education in the health informatics industry. Ms. Wood describes the challenges of the "early days".
Kira Vermond, Freelance Writer, Toronto, ON
Supply chain management had been a health care issue long before there was even a name for it. And with the most recent initiative instigated by the Ontario Hospital Association and Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response, the evolution of care will continue to grow. What did the Supply Chain Management Task Force discover? And what can you learn from its findings?
Brendan Seaton, Senior Editor
President, CareLink Incorporated, Fredericton, NB
If you are responsible for security and privacy in your organization, you will be called upon to investigate and solve serious breaches. The first rule for dealing with a major security or privacy incident is DON’T PANIC! Mr. Seaton guides readers trough the maze.
Herschel "Buzz" Peddicord, CEO, HomMed L.L.C., Brookfield Wisconsin, USA
Cost-containment demands and staffing shortages have created a need for medical devices that enable patients to monitor their health every day while under the supervision of a qualified health care professional. In-home telemonitoring technology is a system that brings benefits to both patients and health care professionals.
John Breakey, Network Industry Columnist, President, UNIS LUMIN, Oakville, ON
If you expect to be in the market for a telephone system replacement or upgrade you will probably get around to investigating the possibility of IP Telephony to replace your traditional phone system. IP Telephony has come of age and is ready for prime time deployment into both large and small installations.
Norman Sung, Director, Business Development
Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), Toronto, ON
Mr. Sung discusses the migration towards the use of electronic exchanges - "value-added" EDI. The differences between electronic exchanges and VANs are found in both the technology and the capacity for supply chain collaboration. Their potential impact on healthcare electronic commerce and thus supply chain efficiency is substantial.
Serge Taillon, CIHI Columnist
Director, Client Relations & Communications, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa. ON
Mr. Taillon reflects on the current situation vis-à-vis the challenges facing Healthcare Information as a resource to patients, providers, and policy makers in context with the philosophical tenets of our Canadian icon, Peter Gzowski.
Dr. Bill Haver, Medical Editor
Managing Partner, Lakeside Medical Clinic, Saskatoon, SK
In Canada we have the ingredients for one of the finest integrated medical systems in the world. We have the people, the technology, and the desire (including the political will). The problem is that we cannot seem to put it all together.
A Canadian Success Story: 35 Years - Sierra Systems — Thought Leader and Integrated Solutions Provider
Vancouver-based Sierra Systems Group Inc. is celebrating its 35th anniversary in the information systems business. Since 1966, the company has evolved from a small system consulting company to one of North America’s leading management consulting and systems integration firms, with over 900 employees in 14 office locations throughout Canada and the United States.
H. Dominic Covvey, Education Editor
President, Health IT Advisors Inc., Vancouver, BC
Mr. Covvey reviews the Medical Informatics program at the Oregon Health and Sciences University, a program that includes a Masters level program, a postdoctoral fellowship and distance learning.
Sylvia Ralphs-Thibodeau, Communications Consultant
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa, ON
e-Health 2002, jointly sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association will be held from April 20-23, 2002 in Vancouver, BC. Sylvia highlights the keynote speakers and focuses on major themes of the conference.
ANHIX Dispatch — Don Newsham, President
BCHIMPS: An Introduction — Elaine Sawatsky, President
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