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2011 News Releases
Online patient records enhancing care for 2 million Ontarians
eHealth Ontario invests $5M in ClinicalConnect More people across the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) and Waterloo Wellington (WW) Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) now have access to better quality and more efficient health care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/online-patient-records-enhancing-care-for-2-million-ontarians
2011 News Releases
Infoway establishes Tech Watch Group to monitor and promote emerging technologies for health
Dennis Giokas to lead new focus for Infoway (Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) has established an Emerging Technology Group to identify and guide the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in health care innovation,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-establishes-tech-watch-group-to-monitor-and-promote-emerging-technologies-for-health
2011 News Releases
Infoway Challenge Sparks Innovations for Health Care
ImagineNation Ideas Challenge Winners Announced (Toronto, ON) - Imagine having your child's immunization record at the click of a mouse, as well as email alerts when they need a vaccination.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-challenge-sparks-innovations-for-health-care
2011 News Releases
Work begins on Ontario’s fourth and final diagnostic imaging repository
1.5 Million Patients to Benefit from Faster Test Results (Toronto, ON) - Work on Ontario’s fourth and largest diagnostic imaging repository is underway and will begin benefitting patients across the western parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/work-begins-on-ontarios-fourth-and-final-diagnostic-imaging-repository
2011 News Releases
Infoway Certification Services expands to include Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Certification supports drive toward trusted, interoperable EMRs (Toronto, ON) - Electronic Medical Record (EMR) certification has been added to Canada Health Infoway's (Infoway) certification services, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-certification-services-expands-to-include-electronic-medical-records-emr
2011 News Releases
Telehealth use in Canada grew by more than 35 per cent annually over the past 5 years: national study
Saved patients nearly 47 million km in travel last year (Toronto, ON) -With more than 5,700 telehealth systems in at least 1,175 communities across the country, Canada is a global leader in improving access to care by connecting patients and care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/telehealth-use-in-canada-grew-by-more-than-35-per-cent-annually-over-the-past-5-years-national-study
2011 News Releases
Education of next generation of nurses to include effective clinical use of information and communications technologies
(Toronto, ON) - A new initiative announced today by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) aims to prepare nursing students for practice in modern, technology-enabled clinical environments.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/education-of-next-generation-of-nurses-to-include-effective-clinical-use-of-information-and-communications-technologies
2011 News Releases
Connecting Electronic Health Information For GTA Residents
Delivering Faster, Smarter and More Coordinated Patient Care (Toronto, ON) - Work is underway to ensure health care providers will be able to share electronic health information for Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents, who represent 47 per cent of the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/connecting-electronic-health-information-for-gta-residents
2011 News Releases
Albertans get connected to reliable health information
Improved provincial wait times reporting website also back on-line (Edmonton, AB) - A new online health tool connecting Albertans to trusted health care information and services, other health tools and wellness management tips has been launched.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/albertans-get-connected-to-reliable-health-information
2011 News Releases
Wanted: Innovations that Improve Health Care using Information Technology
Infoway invites Canadian innovators to join first-ever results-based ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge (Stratford, ON) - Canadian innovators are invited to participate in the ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge announced Dr. Jennifer Zelmer, Senior Vice...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/wanted-innovations-that-improve-health-care-using-information-technology