Health Care Organizations Recognized for their Clinical Leadership in Improving the Patient Experience

The LEADing Practice Challenge asked Canadian health care organizations to explain how they are using digital health solutions to improve the patient experience. A panel of judges evaluated each entry with the top entries sharing $12,000 in awards.

The three award recipients exemplify the ability to improve the patient experience, and represent the best practice characteristics for use in clinical practice by Learning from others; Exemplifying benefits; Accelerating adoption; and Delivering results.

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

First Place ($6,000):
Magenta Health
Magenta Health implemented an e-booking solution that allowed patients to book appointments in their medical clinic.

Second Place ($4,000):
myUHN Patient Portal
University Health Network (UHN) implemented myUHN Patient Portal, a secure website where patients can access their personal health information.

Third Place ($2,000):
Citizen Health Information Portal
eHealth Saskatchewan launched a citizen-centric patient portal to provide individuals with access to their health information.

“I am pleased to recognize the LEADing Practice award recipients for their continued efforts to empower and engage patients using digital health technologies,” said Michael Green, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway. “Both Infoway and the panel of judges were impressed with the number of submissions received in the Challenge. This initiative attests to the many organizations across Canada committed to innovations that engage patients.”

Since 2012, the LEADing Practice Initiative has been seeking out exemplary clinical practices to profile their adoption and use of digital health technologies in patient care based on a framework set out by Accreditation Canada. This year, the LEADing Practice Initiative partnered with the ImagineNation Challenges to focus on consumer digital health technology.

To learn more about the ImagineNation Challenges or to view all the LEADing Practice submissions, visit our website.

About Canada Health Infoway

Infoway helps to improve the health of Canadians by working with partners to accelerate the development, adoption and effective use of digital health across Canada. Through our investments, we help deliver better quality and access to care and more efficient delivery of health services for patients and clinicians. Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government.

About the ImagineNation Challenge Series

The ImagineNation Challenges seek to inspire, provoke, and promote innovation in health and health care and foster a community of innovators in Canada. Launched in 2011, the ImagineNation Challenges is celebrating its 5^th Anniversary, and has run 11 Challenges and distributed over $2.3 million in awards. Together, the community of Challenge participants have answered health care questions, adopted and spread the use of new technologies and put their best ideas forward – all with the aim of trying something innovative in order to improve the patient experience and outcome.

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