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2017 News Releases
MEDITECH Dually Certified under Canada Health Infoway’s Mark of Conformity
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and MEDITECH announced today that MEDITECH’s 6.x and Client/Server Electronic Health Record platforms, as well as its Patient and Consumer Health Portal, completed Infoway’s certification process.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/meditech-dually-certified-under-canada-health-infoway-s-mark-of-conformity
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One Third of Canadians use Mobile Apps to Track Health: Study
(Toronto) – Thirty-two per cent of Canadian adults consult health apps on their mobile devices, but only 28 per cent of those in poor health do so. Meanwhile, 24 per cent of Canadians use smart connected devices to track health conditions or well-being,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/one-third-of-canadians-use-mobile-apps-to-track-health-study
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Hamilton Health Sciences Receives Funding to Deploy Digital Health Access Channel for Residents of South West Ontario
(Hamilton) – Hamilton Health Sciences has received funding from Canada Health Infoway to deploy a regional patient portal to be used by up to 3.6 million residents of South West Ontario, one of the largest regional deployments of a patient-facing...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/hamilton-health-sciences-receives-funding-to-deploy-digital-health-access-channel-for-residents-of-south-west-ontario
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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