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2017 News Releases
EMR Use in Canada Continues to Grow
Room to Advance Patient Access (Toronto) – Electronic medical record (EMR) adoption and use among primary care physicians in Canada is showing continued and strong growth , according to the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) Workforce Survey ,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/emr-use-in-canada-continues-to-grow
2017 News Releases
Philips Canada Receives Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Philips Canada (Philips) announced today that IntelliSpace PACS, a medical imaging technology which provides storage and access to images from multiple modalities, achieved Infoway’s Diagnostic Imaging...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/philips-canada-receives-canada-health-infoway-certification
2017 News Releases
Harnessing Virtual Technology to Evolve Care Delivery
Virtual Visits valuable for patients; lower overall health system costs (Toronto) – Results of a recent patient survey and observational study found virtual visits, medical consultations between a patient and provider via videoconference, suggest that...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/harnessing-virtual-technology-to-evolve-care-delivery
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Digital Health Tools Support Nursing Practice and Patient Care: Survey
(Toronto) – A survey conducted by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA), reveals that by using digital health technologies in their practice, 50 per cent of Canadian nurses...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/digital-health-tools-support-nursing-practice-and-patient-care-survey
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Sunnybrook’s Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record Accomplishes Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre announced today that SunnyCare, an ambulatory electronic medical record (aEMR) developed by Sunnybrook achieved Infoway’s aEMR certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/sunnybrook-s-ambulatory-electronic-medical-record-accomplishes-canada-health-infoway-certification
2017 News Releases
Federal Government Announces New Funding for Canada Health Infoway
(Toronto) – The federal government has confirmed its commitment to improve the health of Canadians through digital health innovation by announcing a $300 million investment in Canada Health Infoway in Budget 2017, said Michael Green, Infoway’s President...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/federal-government-announces-new-funding-for-canada-health-infoway
2017 News Releases
Positive Patient Experience Yields Health Care Benefits
e-Patient Services enhance patient experience leading to better health outcomes, productivity (Toronto) – When Canadians have access to their health information, they are better equipped to be an integral part of their health care team. Access to health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/positive-patient-experience-yields-health-care-benefits
2017 News Releases
TELUS Health Achieves National Class Recertification of Electronic Medical Record Solution
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced today that TELUS Health’s Med Access Electronic Medical Record (EMR) versions 4.9 and 5.0 have successfully achieved Infoway’s EMR National Class certification. This process involves a rigorous...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/telus-health-achieves-national-class-recertification-of-electronic-medical-record-solution
2017 News Releases
Health Organizations Provide Roadmap for Adopting eHealth Solutions
(Toronto) – Ensuring Canadian health care is up to speed with eHealth technologies requires strong leadership at all levels of the health system, according to new recommendations from the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) and Canada...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/health-organizations-provide-roadmap-for-adopting-ehealth-solutions
2017 News Releases
Health Care Organizations Recognized for their Clinical Leadership in Improving the Patient Experience
(Toronto) – Three Canadian health care organizations have been recognized in the ImagineNation LEADing Practice Challenge for their leadership in improving the patient experience through the effective use of digital health technologies.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/health-care-organizations-recognized-for-their-clinical-leadership-improving-the-patient-experience