Digital health initiatives

Virtual care has transformed health care delivery across Canada. Discover how different virtual care tools can improve access to care and lead to healthier Canadians.

The better-informed patients are, the more connected and collaborative they can be. Canadians who have access to their personal health information (PHI) have more control over managing their own health.

e-Prescribing with PrescribeIT®, enables prescribers and pharmacists to transmit prescriptions electronically and to communicate seamlessly, improving workflow efficiencies and patient health.

Interoperability improves continuity of care, collaboration between health providers and patient access to their health information. It also reduces inefficiencies and redundancies within the health system.

Providers need an accurate picture of a patient’s history across the care continuum. This requires unambiguous communication and the ability for data to flow freely between different systems and providers.

Canada has a world class innovation ecosystem. We need to examine how our technological advances can help support the health system, and how we can implement new solutions more efficiently and effectively.

Data are a valuable commodity in our digital world, and health data is no exception. Read how the provinces and territories, health providers and vendors work together to keep your health data private and secure.

Infoway conducts research and evaluation to gauge the awareness, attitudes and adoption of digital health across Canada and assess whether or not digital health investments are positively impacting Canadians and the health system.

When it comes to organ donation and transplantation, siloed information and data gaps could impact transplantation rates. Learn about our work to improve organ donation and transplantation data and reporting.