News, Events & Blog
2012 News Releases
Nursing quality report card project to transform care
(Ottawa, ON) — The National Nursing Quality Report (NNQR) initiative – a new benchmarking system for the nursing profession – is set to launch, with funding from Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and other sources.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/nursing-quality-report-card-project-to-transform-care
2012 News Releases
New health information technology system to help support quality cancer care
(Hamilton, ON) – Authorized clinicians at cancer care facilities located throughout the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network (HNHB LHIN) will be among the first in Ontario to have access to new decision-making tools and a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/new-health-information-technology-system-to-help-support-quality-cancer-care
2012 News Releases
Health providers in Newfoundland and Labrador transitioning to electronic health records to receive support, mentorship from peers
(St. John's, NL) – Supporting pharmacists, physicians and nurses to work together to enhance the effective use of technology in clinical practice is the objective of a new peer mentorship initiative launched by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/health-providers-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-transitioning-to-electronic-health-records-to-receive-support-mentorship-from-peers
2012 News Releases
Nova Scotia health providers transitioning to electronic medical record systems to benefit from clinical peer support
(Halifax, NS) – More clinicians in Nova Scotia will receive support from their peers as they transition to electronic medical record (EMR) systems thanks to an expansion of the interdisciplinary Nova Scotia EMR Peer Support Network, announced today by...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/nova-scotia-health-providers-transitioning-to-electronic-medical-record-systems-to-benefit-from-clinical-peer-support
2012 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Standards Collaborative launches new membership model with flexible options and lower fees
(Toronto, ON) - Membership of Canada Health Infoway's (Infoway) Standards Collaborative is more affordable and now provides a broader range of benefits, announced Richard Alvarez, Infoway's President and CEO.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-standards-collaborative-launches-new-membership-model-with-flexible-options-and-lower-fees
2012 News Releases
Saskatchewan advances Electronic Health Record for faster access to lab results
(Regina, SK) - Today, the province introduced the Saskatchewan Lab Results Repository that puts lab results in providers' hands faster and improves the care experience for patients.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/saskatchewan-takes-a-step-closer-to-full-integration-of-the-provincial-electronic-health-record
2012 News Releases
GE Healthcare’s Diagnostic Imaging System First in Canada to Achieve Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - The foundation for interoperable digital diagnostic imaging systems in Canada was strengthened today with the Infoway certification of GE Healthcare Canada’s CentricityTM Enterprise Archive v4.0 DI-r Class Diagnostic Imaging...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/ge-healthcares-diagnostic-imaging-system-first-in-canada-to-achieve-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
Health providers now have mobile access to e-health records
(Hamilton, ON) - Authorized health care providers can now use mobile devices to instantly and securely access their patients’ health information, accelerating the decision-making process and enhancing patient care, announced Murray Glendining, Executive...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/health-providers-now-have-mobile-access-to-e-health-records
2012 News Releases
Patients of Grey Bruce Hospitals Benefit from Electronic Lab Reports
(Toronto, ON) - Laboratory test results are now available to health care providers in Grey and Bruce counties through the eHealth Ontario laboratories information system (OLIS).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/patients-of-grey-bruce-hospitals-benefit-from-electronic-lab-reports
2012 News Releases
New electronic medical record system to further enhance exchange of vital patient information at Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie
April 12, 2012 – Canada Health Infoway Inc. (Infoway) and the Group Health Centre (GHC) today launched a new $3.3-million initiative, the Group Health Centre Ambulatory EMR and Hospital Information System Connect Project.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2012-news-releases/new-electronic-medical-record-system-to-further-enhance-exchange-of-vital-patient-information-at-group-health-centre-in-sault-ste-marie