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2016 News Releases
Sunnybrook’s MyChart™ Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre announced today that MyChart ™ version 2.0, Sunnybrook’s online personal health record (PHR) service and program, has achieved Infoway’s Consumer Health Application...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/sunnybrook-s-mychart-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2016 News Releases
New Pilot Program Allows Saskatchewan Residents to View their Personal Health Care Information Online
(Regina) – Saskatchewan residents can now go online to see their personal health information. eHealth Saskatchewan (eHealth) is piloting a new program that allows residents from across the province to view their personal health information online...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/new-pilot-program-allows-saskatchewan-residents-to-view-their-personal-health-care-information-online
2016 News Releases
Canadian Physicians Can Improve Patient Care With Advanced EMR Use
Opportunity for primary care physicians to fully embrace EMR functionalities (Toronto) – Electronic medical records (EMRs) among Canadian primary care physicians continues to grow, but the use of advanced functions that support improved patient care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/canadian-physicians-can-improve-patient-care-with-advanced-emr-use
2016 News Releases
Clinical Peer Leader Networks Support Advanced Clinical Use and Patient-Centred Digital Health Solutions
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce the next wave of Clinical Peer Leader Networks (Networks) in Canada, developed to help health care professionals implement digital health solutions in their respective communities.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/clinical-peer-leader-networks-support-advanced-clinical-use-and-patient-centred-digital-health-solutions
2016 News Releases
RNAO and Infoway to Release Guideline to Advance Professional Practice in a Digital Age
(Toronto) – A partnership between two leading health organizations will produce a groundbreaking evidence-based guideline on health care in the digital age.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/rnao-and-infoway-to-release-guideline-to-advance-professional-practice-in-a-digital-age
2015 News Releases
Electronic Medical Records Use Tripled in Nine Years
Canadian primary care EMR adoption and use continues to grow (Toronto) – More and more Canadian physicians are embracing digital health according to the recently released Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2015-news-releases/electronic-medical-records-use-tripled-in-nine-years
2015 News Releases
Digital Health Week 2015 Launches in Canada
Canadians asked to #ThinkDigitalHealth (Toronto) – Leading health organizations want Canadians to mark Digital Health Week 2015 (November 16 to 22) by imagining how their lives will change when they can go online to access their lab results, book...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2015-news-releases/digital-health-week-2015-launches-in-canada
2015 News Releases
Group Health Centre Gives Patients a New Way to Access Care
New Patient Portal – myCARE – launched today (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) – How would you like to access your health care team from home, camp, or even on vacation? The Group Health Centre (GHC) is thrilled to announce the formal launch of myCARE – a secure...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2015-news-releases/group-health-centre-gives-patients-a-new-way-to-access-care
2015 News Releases
Open Innovation Challenge Delivers New Data on Appropriateness of Care
New model tested to support evidence-informed decision making (Toronto) – Teams from across Canada raced to answer pressing questions about the healthcare system for an opportunity to take part in up to $80,000 in awards. During the two-month...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2015-news-releases/open-innovation-challenge-delivers-new-data-on-appropriateness-of-care
2015 News Releases
Knowing is Better Than not Knowing – When it Comes to Lab Test Results
Study demonstrates the benefits for patients and clinicians (Toronto) – Many Canadians would like to be able to access their lab test results online and a new study suggests there are many other benefits to this service. A recent Social Research and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2015-news-releases/knowing-is-better-than-not-knowing-when-it-comes-to-lab-test-results