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Editorial: Collaboration
Steven A. Huesing, Editor/Publisher
Letter to the Editor
Denis Protti, Professor, University of Victoria, School of Health Information Science, Victoria, BC
Hitting the Health Informatics (HI) Wall: A Call to Collaborative Action on Human Resources
Charles LaFlèche, Founder, Momentum Healthware, Winnipeg MB
Neil Gardner, Chief Information Office, Saskatchewan Health, Regina, SK.
From the vantage point of their respective CHITTA and COACH leadership positions in Pan-Canadian collaboration initiatives, the authors outline the elements of strategies addressing the escalating HI human resource challenges we are facing as a community and urge your participation.
Making E-Health Connections
Sally Glass, Managing Director, CHIK Services, Erina, NSW, Australia
At HCIM&C’s invitation, Ms. Glass describes CHIK Services, a unique model of a privately-held organization. CHIK leverages networking and collaboration to provide comprehensive services to the Australian healthcare ICT vendor, stakeholder and industrial development community both within Australia and internationally.
Diagnosing Gaps: Investigating the potential of the EHR as a future CIHI data source
Scott Murray, Chief Technology Officer, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Toronto, ON
Mr. Murray reports on the progress made on determining the potential use of Infoway’s interoperable EHR (iEHR) as a source for the Institute’s data holdings. He explains the methodology used as determinants and outlines future plans for continued collaboration.
Building Capacity: Integrated, Multi-Faceted Approach
Linda Miller, President, COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association, Acting Deputy Minister, Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton, AB.
In her inaugural column as the incoming president of COACH, Ms. Miller focuses on one of the pivotal challenges facing our industry today – that of building human resource capacity to meet our growing needs. She references COACH’s strategies, collaborations and programs that support the resolution of this formidable global issue.
The EHR Vision - Focusing the HIM Professional
Gail F. Crook, CHIM, CHE, CEO and Registrar, Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA), London, ON
Sandra Cotton, CHIM, BA, Director, Strategic Alliances and Operations, CHIMA, London, ON
Ms. Crook and Ms. Cotton explain the role of CHIMA-certified professionals with respect to the management of patient records, specifically addressing the opportunities and barriers inherent in the transition to the electronic record and beyond. The authors also describe current collaborations with other stakeholders.
HI Ground: The National Institutes of Health Informatics
H. Dominic Covvey, Associate Editor, Professor and Director, Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research (WIHIR), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Prof. Covvey introduces the National Institutes of Health Informatics (NIHI) to the Canadian Health Informatics community. NIHI is a virtual, self-sustaining institute of institutes operating under the concept of an academic Community of Practice. NIHI will serve to catalyze, foster, and facilitates research and education at its component entities - local Health Informatics initiatives dedicated to HI research and education.
Is Healthcare Really Recession-Proof?
Dave Wattling, Associate Editor, Managing Director of Courtyard Group, Toronto, ON
Continued investment in eHealth will be a critical success factor in the effective delivery of quality health services for an aging population and for the effective reform of the healthcare system. Is the EHR really immune? What risks might we face as a result of the economic crisis and the political agenda of the Federal Election?
Predictable Disasters
Brendan Seaton, President of CHITTA, the Healthcare Division of ITAC, Toronto, ON
With the current economic crisis as an analogous model that we can all relate to, Mr. Seaton outlines the steps taken by Canada’s eHealth community to manage privacy, security, project and business risks. In this thought-provoking article, he suggests that we need to focus on a risk management approach so as to positions us to avoid a long-term meltdown of the eHealth infostructure in the event of an unforeseen disaster.
Making it Real: Removing Barriers to EHR Standards Adoption
Gavin Tong, Vice President, Standards and Interoperability, CHITTA, the Health Division of ITAC, Toronto, ON
Mr. Tong reports on the ground-breaking applied research conducted by the Mohawk Applied Research Centre in Health Informatics that led to the creation a working model of the Infoway EHR Architecture Blueprint that adheres to the pan-Canadian EHR standards.
Last Words - Good News, Bad News
Michael Martineau, Chief Operating Officer of MED2020 Health Care Software Inc., Orleans ON
Martineau asserts that patients and healthcare providers are becoming more comfortable with IT in their everyday lives. How will the health sector respond when compelled to meet these expectations? Do you have the answer?
2008 Awards Gala Promotion
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2007 CANADIAN HEALTH INFORMATICS AWARD RECIPIENTS
CHITTA “Corporate Citizenship Award”
Canadian Corporate Citizenship Award - Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
Multinational Corporate Citizenship Award - Healthcare Industry - IBM Canada Ltd.
COACH
Steven Huesing Scholarship Award - Dr. Samina Abid, PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Community-Based Physician Leader/Innovator Award - Dr. Lewis O'Brien, Family Physician, Group Health Centre, Sault Ste-Marie ON
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