News, Events & Blog
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
2011 News Releases
Health Care Providers Form Working Group to Maximize Value of e-Prescribing
(Toronto, ON) - A new working group of clinicians from various disciplines will help shape the future of e-Prescribing in Canada, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/health-care-providers-form-working-group-to-maximize-value-of-e-prescribing
2011 News Releases
Canadians Asked How Health Care can be Improved with Information Technology
Imagine an innovative approach to make our health and health care better using information or communications technologies - what's your idea? (Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today launched its ImagineNation Ideas Challenge, asking...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/canadians-asked-how-health-care-can-be-improved-with-information-technology
2011 News Releases
Province launches eChart Manitoba
(Winnipeg, MB) - Manitoba's electronic health-record system, known as eChart Manitoba, was launched today by Health Minister Theresa Oswald at Kildonan Medical Centre, the first site to implement the new system.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/province-launches-echart-manitoba
2011 News Releases
Canadian medical schools to strengthen training on effective clinical use of information and communications technologies
(Toronto, ON) - Better preparing medical students to practice in modern, technology-enabled, clinical environments is the aim of a new initiative launched today by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and Canada Health Infoway...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/canadian-medical-schools-to-strengthen-training-on-effective-clinical-use-of-information-a-communications-technologies
2011 News Releases
Communication needed for medication safety in Canada
National summit to address this important solution to patient safety (Toronto, ON) - A national summit was hosted today that will ultimately provide important solutions to improving communication and reducing preventable medication errors at transitions...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/communication-needed-for-medication-safety-in-canada
2011 News Releases
Infoway invests $380 million to help physicians and nurse practitioners implement electronic medical record (EMR) systems
(Toronto, ON) - With its newest investment program, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is funding Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in community-based practices and outpatient settings throughout Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-invests-380-million-to-help-physicians-and-nurse-practitioners-implement-electronic-medical-record-emr-systems