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2018 Canadian Physician Survey

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10 December 2018

Physicians’ Use of Digital Health and Information Technologies in Practice The 2018 Canadian Physician Survey (CPS) focused on the use of digital health technologies in practice by primary care (family physicians/general practitioners) and specialist...

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Connecting Patients for Better Health: 2018

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02 August 2018

The Connecting Patients for Better Health 2018 report provides the latest availability, use and citizen interest in accessing their health information online as well as digitally enabled health services (e-services). The results are from four public...

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Valuing Canadians’ Secure Access to Their Health Information and Digital Health e-Services

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12 July 2018

Personal health records and other e-services provide $106 to $134 million a year in value to the health care system. Download our study to learn more about the value of patient health records.

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Benefits Evaluation Collaboration Network Webinar (August 19, 2019)

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26 September 2019

Clinical Professor Meredith Makeham’s presentation on the Australian Digital Health Agency and the recently published Evidence and Evaluation Whitepaper from the Global Digital Health Partnership .

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Digital Health Evaluation: A Global Perspective

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This webinar is hosted by Infoway’s Benefits Evaluation (BE) Network. August 19, 2019 | 5 p.m. ET Join Dr. Meredith Makeham , Chief Medical Adviser at the Australian Digital Health Agency as she presents findings from the recently published Evidence and...

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Use of Digitally-Enabled Health Services, Health System Utilization and Self-Rated Health Status Among Engaged Patients in Canada

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25 July 2019

This study explores the relationship between engaged patient status and use of digitally-enabled health services, utilization of health care services and self-rated health status and mental health status using a nationally representative sample of...

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TelePremie: Telehomecare for step-down care post-NICU discharge

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22 May 2019

This small scale evaluation of Telehomecare for step-down care post-NICU discharge in New Brunswick provides important evidence and lessons for future telehomecare investments for new parents.

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Benefits Evaluation Collaboration Network Webinar (March 27, 2019)

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Infoway’s Benefits Evaluation Collaboration Network links together jurisdictional leaders, evaluators and researchers to share best practices, results and other insights on digital health evaluation. The March webinar provided an update on the network...

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Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON): Ontario Survey Results

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07 January 2019

The Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON) initiative allows parents to view and report their child’s immunization records to public health. A survey of users of the system found it is considered secure and easy to use. Seventy-seven percent of respondents...

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Improving Safety and Efficiency in Care: Multi- stakeholders’ Perceptions Associated with a Peritoneal Dialysis Virtual Care Solution

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17 December 2018

This study assessed the impact of a remote home monitoring solution for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. It found promising signs of a patient-centric approach and may serve as a blueprint for other virtual care solutions for chronic disease...

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Reducing repeat imaging in hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgical cancer care through shared diagnostic imaging repositories

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Radiology sharing with SDIR reduced repeat imaging for HPB cancer surgery, including potentially redundant repeat imaging with same protocol, and shortened wait time to surgical care from initial imaging (64 vs. 79 days). Access full report on journal...

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Evaluation of Telewound Home Care Implementation and Impacts

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14 November 2018

Telewound services make wound care expertise more broadly accessible. This evaluation of a project in Quebec found the vast majority of respondents (users, caregivers, nurses) were very satisfied with their participation in virtual wound clinics (97% of...

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Efficiency and Clinical Effectiveness of Telehomecare in Insulin-Treated Diabetic Patients

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14 November 2018

This study found a telehomecare program for diabetic patients demonstrated and improvement in glycemic control compared to usual care. It also suggests a decrease in the number of medical visits, with additional burden shifted to nursing time.

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Evaluation of a Telehomecare Initiative Used in Women with Gestational Diabetes

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14 November 2018

Telehomecare Monitoring significantly decreases medical visits without compromising pregnancy outcomes, quality of care and patient satisfaction in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

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Québec Health Record: An Evaluation

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14 November 2018

This study identified significant potential for the electronic health record and identified recommendations to maximize value. This report is only available in French.

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Québec Health Record: Evaluation of Benefits Associated with Access to Three Provincial Clinical Domains through a EMR or ECR Local Viewer or Application

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14 November 2018

This study identified significant potential for the electronic health record and identified recommendations to maximize value. This report is only available in French.

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Evaluation of Telehealth for Emergency-Community Continuity of Care Connectivity via Home Telemonitoring

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21 September 2018

This evaluation of a project supporting patients with COPD in Vancouver Coastal Health demonstrates the effects of home health monitoring. Patients reported a 90% satisfaction rate with the program. Hospital administrative data indicated a 47% decrease...

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Ontario Telemedicine Network: TeleWound Evaluation Report

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08 August 2018

Traditional wound care is costly to the system (over $1 billion in Ontario) and time consuming for patients. This study of a TeleWound project conducted in the Central Eastern LHIN found an 89% patient satisfaction rate with 3 hours of patient travel...

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Ontario Telemedicine Network: TelePalliative Evaluation Report

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08 August 2018

While most Canadians would prefer to die at home, almost 2/3 of palliative care patients will die in hospital. This study of TelePalliative projects in the Champlain and Erie St. Clair LHINs demonstrated that patients were satisfied with the program,...

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Interior Health Cardiac Home Monitoring Project-Phase II: 2016-2018

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27 June 2018

This report conducts an in depth analysis of phase II in the Interior Health Cardiac Home Monitoring Project. This Infoway funded project evaluates the benefits of implementing remote patient monitoring services for patients living with heart failure....

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