No widget added yet.On May 25, 2018 the world will experience a seismic shift in privacy protection. On that date, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect, altering the global privacy landscape and bringing privacy into the 21st Century. Europe has long set the global standard for privacy protection. Starting … Continue reading GDPR: The Future of Privacy
No widget added yet.Drugs don’t work if you don’t take them. Seems obvious, doesn’t it?Yet Green Shield Canada (GSC) recognized several years ago that medication non-adherence was a significant factor both in the inefficient use of health benefit plan dollars and for the poor health of individuals covered by those plans. The growth of chronic … Continue reading The Importance of Sticking To It: Non-Adherence To Prescription Medication
No widget added yet.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s (NSHA) Community Health Teams (CHTs) offer free wellness programs and services in communities in the greater Halifax area. These teams focus on the promotion of health and wellness by supporting individuals and families to build knowledge, confidence and skills to make healthier lifestyle choices and prevent and manage … Continue reading Community Health Team Innovation: Informatics Strategies & Solutions in Primary Health Care
No widget added yet.Clinical Informatics promotes the understanding, integration, and application of information technology in health care settings. Clinical informaticians transform health care by analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. In the fall of 2014, the Pathology … Continue reading Informatics Improves Management of Blood Services
No widget added yet.O Draconian Devil! Oh lame saint! In his book, The da Vinci Code, Dan Brown introduced many to the word ‘anagram’. Tom Hanks, playing Robert Langdon in the movie version of the book, was unbelievably adept at transforming that phrase into ‘Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa’ (personally, I had to suspend … Continue reading Anagrams for eHealth