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Editorial: Vendors are People Too...
David Wattling, e-Health Editor
Managing Partner, The Courtyard Group, Toronto, ON
Mr. Wattling probes the "us" and "them" games that are played in the procurement of software and services He questions some of these conventions and practices notwithstanding that procurement is a formal rigorous process, with defined and necessary boundaries. He suggests that what the people involved can contribute is more important than the business card they currently hold.
COACH COLUMN: My Christmas Wish List
Gil Sampson, Consultant, Sierra Systems Group, Ottawa, ON
In the spirit of the Season, Mr. Sampson provides us with a wish list for the healthcare system, the COACH team and Canadians at large, sprinkled with a liberal dose of reality checks and his personal philosophy.
Information Storage: Keeping it Safe - Yet Available
Serge Taillon, CIHI Columnist, Director, Client Relations & Communications, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa. ON
Mr. Taillon discusses the concepts of data warehousing within the context of CIHI's groundbreaking new service internally known as QuickStats , a privacy secured service which allows a user to enter a few queries in order to find statistical tables the user needs.
Ontario's Group Health Centre Exploits IT to Improve Patient Care...
Barbara Kermode-Scott, Medical Writer and Communications Consultant, Calgary, AB
Ms. Kermode-Scott presents a case study of how 240 health care providers, including 60 physicians at the Group Health Centre in Sault St. Marie are using an EMR and a Physician Office Practice Management system to increase their operational efficiency while improving the level of care to their patients.
Health Informatics at Dalhousie University
David Zitner, Director, Medical Informatics
Michael Shepherd, Professor & Director of Health Informatics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
The authors discuss the new Master of Health Informatics program, a unique and equal collaboration between the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Computer Science, with a rich contribution from the Faculties of Science and of Management at Dalhousie.
Towards Professional Status for Health Informaticians in the UK
Dr. Peter J. Murray, Honorary Research Fellow, CHIRAD King Alfred's College, Winchester, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
Is health informatics a profession? Dr. Murray discusses the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP) in their quest to establish a framework within which the expertise of health informatics professionals can be recognized, rewarded, and, where necessary, sanctioned.
Overview of Canadian Survey Research: Physician use of health information and communication technology (ICTs)
William J. Pascal, Chief Technology Officer
Maryan McCarrey, Project Manager
Shelley Martin, Senior Analyst, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, ON
Within the physician community in Canada some survey work has been carried out that gives a revealing view on ICTs as they apply to Canadian physicians. This article presents an overview of the findings and suggests some courses of action to help physicians see value in moving to electronic-based systems.
Trends and Opportunities: Catching the Curve
H. Dominic Covvey, Education Editor, Professor, Faculty of Science and Agfa Research Chair in Health Informatics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Prof. Covvey presents 12 "Conceptual Trends" that are pivotal in changing the landscape of traditional IT; he believes will that leadership organizations will field comprehensive services and quality products, but will actually be in the business of delivering effective, manageable organizations.
Do we thrive...or just survive?
Dr. Bill Haver, Medical Editor, Managing Partner, Lakeside Medical Clinic, Saskatoon, SK
Dr. Haver shares his views and perspectives on the Romanow Report on the Future of Health Care in Canada.
ParaMed - Sustaining Quality of Care through technology
Ethel Lambert, British Columbia Regional Manager, ParaMed Home Health Care
Ms. Lambert describes the processes and mechanisms used to transform BC's Paramed operation to generate efficiencies and cost reductions through the introduction of information systems.
The Skinny on Thin Client Computing
John Breakey, Network Industry Columnist, President, UNIS LUMIN, Oakville, ON
Server based computing is not without its challenges - but the numerous benefits really outweigh the objections. Not convinced? Mr. Breakey outlines the reasons to consider server based computing
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