Built on the digital prescribing infrastructure established through the PrescribeIT® platform, Prescription Québec supports faster, safer and more efficient communication between prescribers and pharmacists, while helping reduce risks associated with paper- and fax-based processes.
Through the agreement between Santé Québec and Canada Health Infoway, Québec can maintain existing services and move forward with the next phase of Prescription Québec, which is already in use in various settings across the province. This continued work supports Québec’s broader efforts to modernize care delivery and improve the experience of patients and healthcare professionals.
Through Quebec’s leadership and broader digital transformation in electronic prescribing, the project will help strengthen the quality, safety and efficiency of prescription management by reducing reliance on faxes and enabling more secure electronic prescription exchange.
Canada Health Infoway remains committed to working constructively with Québec and other jurisdictions and partners to support the next phase of ePrescribing, including through the national open standards model. This approach builds on the foundation established through PrescribeIT® and supports jurisdictions in advancing solutions aligned with their own priorities, while maintaining consistent and secure prescription exchange between prescribers and pharmacists.
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“The agreement reached between Santé Québec and Canada Health Infoway represents a crucial step toward continuing the Prescription Québec project and resuming its rollout. I would like to thank the project partners—including professional orders, sector associations, and technology solution providers—who have shown continued interest in maintaining and expanding this service.”
- Sonia Bélanger, Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors and Family Caregivers
“This agreement allows us to maintain e-prescribing in care settings where it is already operational while continuing the roll out of Prescription Québec. It is an important step toward modernizing the health and social services sector and streamlining workflow for healthcare professionals, and this ultimately benefits the population.”
- Geneviève Biron, President and CEO, Santé Québec
“Infoway is pleased to support Santé Québec and its partners as they continue the rollout of Prescription Québec. Québec’s leadership demonstrates how jurisdictional priorities, existing digital health infrastructure and practical implementation can come together to support secure electronic prescribing and enable safer, more connected care for patients, clinicians, pharmacists and health systems.”
- Abhi Kalra, Interim President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway
About Canada Health Infoway
At Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), we believe a more connected health system is a healthier, more sustainable one. As Canada’s digital health agency, Infoway works in partnership with governments, Indigenous partners and communities, healthcare organizations, clinicians, industry, and patients to advance Connected Care and improve health outcomes and experiences for people across Canada. By strengthening health data exchange, advancing national standards, and supporting the responsible adoption of digital health innovations, we are helping ensure that the right information is available to the right people at the right time. This enables better care coordination, reduces administrative burden for clinicians, empowers patients with access to their health information, and supports a more modern, efficient, and patient-centred health system.
Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the Government of Canada and accountable to its Board of Directors and Members of the Corporation, Canada’s 14 federal, provincial and territorial deputy ministers of health. Working collaboratively across jurisdictions and with health system partners, Infoway acts as a national convener and catalyst to accelerate the adoption of shared standards, trusted digital infrastructure, and innovative solutions that strengthen care delivery and system performance across the country.
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