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EDITORIAL: Maturity...
Steven Huesing, Editor/Publisher
COACH COLUMN: Esther's Voice Speaks To Us AllGil Sampson, Consultant, Feronia Group, Gold River, BC
Mr. Sampson's inaugural COACH Column addresses the vitally important combination of information, communication, professional skill, accountability and quality management in our healthcare system.
Barbara Kermode-Scott, Medical Writer, Calgary, AB
Markham Stouffville, near Toronto, collaborated with community physicians to build a network of linked health care services between the hospital, two clinics and three local labs. Ms. Kermode-Scott reports on how they managed to overcome the challenges and implement an efficient, effective, integrated computer system that has not only improved patient care and practice efficiency, but is enjoyed by its users.
David Wattling, e-Health Editor, Chairman & CEO, IW Technologies, Toronto, ON
The time to bring focus and attention to the Canadian ICT industry, to organize the private sector, to provide a unified voice to Canadian governments and to take our message to the world stage. Mr. Wattling announces the formation of the Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association (CHITTA) and outlines the organization’s raison d’etre and its goals and objectives.
John Schram, President and CEO, We Care Health Services Inc., Toronto, ON
We Care, one of Canada's leading national home health care providers, recently concluded a home telehealth study with partners March Networks, Aliant Telecom and the Health Telematics Unit at the University of Calgary. Early results show that home telehealth has the potential to increase the productivity and efficiency of nurses or other homecare professionals by 200 per cent - without sacrificing either the quality of care being delivered or the working conditions of the caregivers.
Dr. Bill Haver, Medical Editor, Managing Partner, Lakeside Medical Clinic, Saskatoon, SK
Dr. Haver reports observations on issues discussed at the recent TEPR meeting. He concludes that until a clear value proposition for the EHR is demonstrated and accepted by Physicians, our progress toward the electronic health record will continue at glacial speed.
Matthew Anderson, Vice president and Chief Information Officer,
University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Mr. Anderson reports on an extensive and comprehensive enterprise-wide plan, care@uhn - designed to support care delivery at and between all facilities with electronic tools, that is being implemented over a five-year period. The plan has and will continue to significantly change the way both clinical and business information is stored, accessed, shared and analyzed.
Dr. Robert V. Johnston, Chair, Medical Advisory Board, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB
Working together since the fall of 2001, the Western EHR Regional Collaborative (WERC) is a formal partnership of seven regions, all leveraging their significant collective knowledge, experience, and resources to accelerate the development of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) at the care delivery level.
William J. Pascal, Director General
Office of Health and the Information Highway, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON
The proliferation of information and communications technologies over the past five years has been overwhelming. Yet the rate of adoption of some of these technologies has been slow in Healthcare. Mr. Pascal discusses the essential conditions that lead to the widespread adoption of these “disruptive” technologies using technologies now commonplace as analogies.
H. Dominic Covvey, Education Editor, President, Health IT Advisors Inc., Vancouver, BC
One of the fundamental tools to keep authors, presenters, applicants for grants, conference program and other selection committees, and educators "honest" is the process of peer review. What’s it all about, what’s involved in it, why do it, and what happens if we don’t do it?
Karen McCarthy, Manager of Communications, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa, ON
Karen reviews the highlights, complete with photos, one of the most successful "e-Health Conference " to date and announces e-Health 2003 "A Catalyst for Change" to be held in Toronto next May.
Serge Taillon, CIHI Columnist Director, Client Relations & Communications
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa, ON
In recent years, CIHI has been diligent in developing a variety of outreach initiatives and tools. Mr. Taillon discusses some of these tools and the variety and substance of the information that CIHI has developed to providing the facts to help those in the health care system to improve care.
Adeline Huynh and Francis Lau
Director School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
One of the key reasons for the success of HINF alumni in the health field is the co-op education program, which has been an integral part of the School since its inception 20 years ago. Every HINF student graduates with 16 months* of relevant paid work experience, which in turn enriches not only the student?s own academic pursuits but also the School's curriculum and the employers they work for.
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