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2018 News Releases
Infoway Releases a Request for Expressions of Interest to Health IT Industry for ACCESS Gateway
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today released a request for expressions of interest (REOI) inviting interested parties to demonstrate how they might contribute to the development and/or operation of ACCESS Gateway (Gateway), an ACCESS...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/infoway-releases-a-request-for-expressions-of-interest-to-health-it-industry-for-access-gateway
2018 News Releases
Access to Digital Health e-Services Helps Canadians Avoid Unnecessary Trips to Doctors and Delivers Significant Value to the Health Care System
(Toronto) — Both Canadians and the health care system benefit when patients can access their personal health records (PHRs) online and use digital health e-services, according to a new study conducted by SRDC (Social Research and Demonstration...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/access-to-digital-health-e-services-helps-canadians-avoid-unnecessary-trips-to-doctors-and-delivers-significant-value-to-the-health-care-system
2018 News Releases
Atlantic Provinces and Canada Health Infoway Collaborate to Improve Access to Health Care and Drive Economic Growth through Digital Health
(Toronto) — Today, Canada’s federal Minister of Health, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced ACCESS Atlantic, a bold initiative that will make it quicker and easier to access health services in Atlantic Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/atlantic-provinces-and-canada-health-infoway-collaborate-to-improve-access-to-health-care-and-drive-economic-growth-through-digital-health
2018 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Teams up with Kids Help Phone to Provide Crisis Support Via Text
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Kids Help Phone have formed a partnership to help expand the reach of Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone .
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-teams-up-with-kids-help-phone-to-provide-crisis-support-via-text
2018 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway and OntarioMD Collaborate to Streamline EMR Certification in Canada
(Toronto) – Today, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and OntarioMD announced the results of their collaborative effort to align their respective certification programs to better serve the shared community of electronic medical record (EMR) vendors in...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-and-ontariomd-collaborate-to-streamline-emr-certification-in-canada
2018 News Releases
Connected Health Information Delivers Significant Value for Canadians and the Health System
(Toronto) – Thanks to investments in digital health, Canada’s health system is becoming less fragmented, allowing clinicians better access to more information.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/connected-health-information-delivers-significant-value-for-canadians-and-the-health-system
2018 News Releases
Vivify Health First to Achieve Infoway 2017 Edition Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Vivify Health announced today that Vivify Health Pathways, a mobile digital health platform, is the first to achieve Infoway’s certification under the new 2017 Edition of enhanced privacy and security...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/vivify-health-first-to-achieve-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2018 News Releases
Digital Health Could Improve Care for Canadian Seniors: Infoway
(Toronto) – Digital health initiatives underway in Canada demonstrate that innovations in health care service and delivery could help address some of the issues identified in a Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) report released today.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2018-news-releases/digital-health-could-improve-care-for-canadian-seniors-infoway-2
2017 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway and OntarioMD Announce Collaboration Benefiting the EMR Vendor Community
(Toronto) – Today, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and OntarioMD announced a collaboration aligning their respective certification programs to better serve the shared community of electronic medical record (EMR) vendors in Ontario.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-and-ontariomd-announce-collaboration-benefiting-the-emr-vendor-community
2017 News Releases
Recognizing Digital Health in Canada
Celebrating Canadians, clinicians and organizations advancing digital health (Toronto) – Health care organizations from across the country are coming together to celebrate the positive impact that digital health is making for Canadians during Digital...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2017-news-releases/recognizing-digital-health-in-canada
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
2017 News Releases
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
2017 News Releases
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
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
2017 News Releases
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
2017 News Releases
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