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2024 News Releases
Digital Health Interoperability Task Force Releases Recommendations to Improve Patient Care through Connected Care Solutions
OTTAWA, November 18, 2024 – Today, the Digital Health Interoperability Task Force (the Task Force) released its recommendation report which identifies and addresses systemic barriers to the implementation of interoperable digital health solutions,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2024-news-releases/digital-health-interoperability-task-force-releases-recommendations-to-improve-patient-care-through-connected-care-solutions
2024 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway and Logiciels Info-Data Inc. Partner to Integrate PrescribeIT Into the OFYS Electronic Medical Record
October 23, 2024 (TORONTO) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Logiciels Info-Data Inc. (Logiciels) are pleased to announce the integration of PrescribeIT® into Logiciels’ OFYS Electronic Medical Record (EMR) platform, benefiting over 1,000...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2024-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-and-logiciels-info-data-inc-partner-to-integrate-prescribeit-into-the-ofys-electronic-medical-record
2024 News Releases
Canada to Host the 2025 IHE North America Connectathon Week
October 17, 2024 (TORONTO) — The IHE North America Connectathon Week, one of the world’s most significant digital health interoperability testing events, is coming to Canada for the first time.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2024-news-releases/canada-to-host-the-2025-ihe-north-america-connectathon-week
2024 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway, Canadian Medical Association Survey Shows Physicians are Embracing Connected Care Solutions
September 12, 2024 (Toronto) – A new survey shows that while Canadian physicians are embracing digital tools to support quality patient care, better health system integration is still needed to fully leverage the potential of these technologies within...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2024-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-canadian-medical-association-survey-shows-physicians-are-embracing-connected-care-solutions
2024 News Releases
Ava Industries and PrescribeIT Join Forces to Streamline Healthcare with Advanced e-Prescribing Solution
[TORONTO, July 17, 2024] Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Ava Industries (Ava) are pleased to announce they have signed an agreement to integrate PrescribeIT®, Canada’s national e-prescribing service, into Ava's innovative electronic...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2024-news-releases/ava-industries-and-prescribeit-join-forces-to-streamline-healthcare-with-advanced-e-prescribing-solution
2024 News Releases
Humber River Health Becomes the First MEDITECH Hospital to Integrate PrescribeIT
May 28, 2024 (TORONTO) — In a significant move for digital healthcare in Canada, Humber River Health has become the first MEDITECH hospital to incorporate PrescribeIT ® into its Expanse hospital information system.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2024-news-releases/humber-river-health-becomes-the-first-meditech-hospital-to-integrate-prescribeit
2024 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Launches the Infoway Centre for Clinical Innovation in Digital Health
May 22, 2024 (TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is proud to announce the launch of the Infoway Centre for Clinical Innovation in Digital Health (CIDH). Aligned to the strategic goals of the Shared Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap , the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2024-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-launches-the-infoway-centre-for-clinical-innovation-in-digital-health
2023 News Releases
PrescribeIT Integration with Health PEI EMR Program Ushers in a New Era of Health Care in Prince Edward Island
October 4, 2023 (TORONTO) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), the Department of Health and Wellness and Health P.E.I. are proud to announce the successful integration of PrescribeIT®, Canada's leading e-prescribing service, in Prince Edward Island’s...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/prescribeit-integration-with-health-pei-emr-program-ushers-in-a-new-era-of-health-care-in-prince-edward-island
2023 News Releases
First Nations Health Social Secretariat of Manitoba Introduces PrescribeIT e-Prescribing for Enhanced Health Care Delivery
July 25, 2023 (TORONTO) - The First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM), Mustimuhw Information Solutions Inc. (Mustimuhw) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) proudly announce the launch of PrescribeIT® at Sagkeeng Health Centre in...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/first-nations-health-social-secretariat-of-manitoba-introduces-prescribeit-e-prescribing-for-enhanced-health-care-delivery
2023 News Releases
MEDITECH and PrescribeIT to Enable Electronic Prescribing in Expanse EHR Within Canada
May 25, 2023 (CANTON, MA) — MEDITECH today announced they executed an agreement with Canada Health Infoway in April 2023 to connect with PrescribeIT®, a national e-prescribing service. This will enable prescribers in Canada to electronically transmit a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/meditech-and-prescribeit-to-enable-electronic-prescribing-in-expanse-ehr-within-canada
2023 News Releases
The Ottawa Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to use PrescribeIT
May 16, 2023 (TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) are pleased to share that TOH is the first hospital in Canada to launch PrescribeIT® through its Health Information System (HIS), making it available to approximately...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/the-ottawa-hospital-is-the-first-hospital-in-canada-to-use-prescribeit
2023 News Releases
PrescribeIT to be Launched at Jean Coutu and Brunet Affiliated Pharmacies
May 3, 2023 (TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), Jean Coutu and Brunet are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to onboard and deploy PrescribeIT®, Infoway’s national e-prescribing service, in their RxPro Pharmacy...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/prescribeit-to-be-launched-at-jean-coutu-and-brunet-affiliated-pharmacies
2023 News Releases
Recent Surveys Show Gains in Health System Interoperability in Canada; Still Room for Growth
April 13, 2023 (TORONTO) — Recent surveys conducted by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Commonwealth Fund show that health system interoperability, the ability for patient information to flow seamlessly through the system, is continuing to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/recent-surveys-show-gains-in-health-system-interoperability-in-canada-still-room-for-growth
2023 News Releases
Canadians Are Enthusiastically Embracing Digital Health Services; Opportunities Exist to Extend Availability of Services
March 2, 2023 (TORONTO) — According to a recent survey conducted for Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), Canadians are embracing digital health services like never before and they are highly satisfied with the services they are accessing. The survey also...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/canadians-are-enthusiastically-embracing-digital-health-services-opportunities-exist-to-extend-availability-of-services
2023 News Releases
Metro Ontario to Launch PrescribeIT in its Pharmacies
January 25, 2023 (TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Metro Ontario Pharmacies Limited (Metro Ontario) are pleased to announce the launch of PrescribeIT®, Infoway’s national e-prescribing service, in its 76 pharmacies operating in Ontario...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2023-news-releases/metro-ontario-to-launch-prescribeit-in-its-pharmacies
2022 News Releases
Digital Health Week 2022: Celebrating Canada’s Progress!
November 10, 2022 (TORONTO) — Digital health tools and services are providing tremendous benefits to Canadians, clinicians and our health system, so Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) invites patients, families, caregivers, clinicians, health care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2022-news-releases/digital-health-week-2022-celebrating-canada-s-progress
2022 News Releases
Gotodoctor.ca Improves Patient Safety with Roll Out of PrescribeIT
September 27, 2022 (TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Gotodoctor.ca, a digital health solution and its in-person primary care Enhanced Care Clinics, are proud to announce the roll out of Infoway’s PrescribeIT®, a national e-prescribing...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2022-news-releases/gotodoctor-ca-improves-patient-safety-with-roll-out-of-prescribeit
2022 News Releases
Walmart Canada Launches Canada’s e-Prescribing Service
September 20, 2022 (TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Walmart Canada are pleased to announce Infoway’s PrescribeIT® electronic prescribing service is now available in 14 Walmart Canada pharmacies in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and New...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2022-news-releases/walmart-canada-launches-canada-s-e-prescribing-service
2022 News Releases
Microquest EMR First to Integrate PrescribeIT® V5.0
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Microquest are pleased to announce that Microquest’s Healthquest electronic medical record (EMR) has become the first EMR to integrate V5.0 of Infoway’s PrescribeIT® electronic prescribing service, and close to 1,200...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2022-news-releases/microquest-emr-first-to-integrate-prescribeit-v5-0
2022 News Releases
ELNA Medical Becomes the First Major Clinic Network in Canada to Rollout PrescribeIT®
Canada Health Infoway (“Infoway”) and Montreal-based ELNA Medical (“ELNA”), Canada’s largest integrated network of medical clinics and owner of Medicentres Canada, are pleased to announce the rollout of the innovative PrescribeIT® e-prescribing service...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2022-news-releases/elna-medical-becomes-the-first-major-clinic-network-in-canada-to-rollout-prescribeit
2021 News Releases
Digital Health Week 2021: Let’s Celebrate Digital Health!
TORONTO — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) invites patients, families, caregivers, clinicians, health care organizations, industry, government and other organizations to join us Nov. 29-Dec. 5 to celebrate Digital Health Week . This annual event is an...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/digital-health-week-2021-let-s-celebrate-digital-health
2021 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Introduces Digital Health Learning Program to Improve Canadians’ Digital Health Experience
Infoway is pleased to announce the Digital Health Learning Program, a set of materials designed to improve Canadians’ digital health knowledge and health care experience.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-introduces-digital-health-learning-program-to-improve-canadians-digital-health-experience
2021 News Releases
PrescribeIT Continues to Gain Momentum and Achieve Significant Milestones
Canada Health Infoway’s (Infoway) PrescribeIT® service continues to experience significant growth in the number of retailers, prescribers, pharmacies and technology partners who have signed on to the service, bolstered by a commitment from all provinces...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/prescribeit-continues-to-gain-momentum-and-achieve-significant-milestones
2021 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway and Loblaw Companies Limited Announce Rollout of PrescribeIT in Ontario and New Brunswick
(TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) are pleased to announce that Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaw pharmacy locations in Ontario and New Brunswick are now enabled with PrescribeIT®, Infoway’s national...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-and-loblaw-companies-limited-announce-rollout-of-prescribeit-in-ontario-and-new-brunswick
2021 News Releases
Majority of Canadian Physicians Planning to Use Virtual Care Post-Pandemic
(TORONTO) — According to a recent survey conducted for Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), almost all Canadian physicians say they will continue to use virtual care after the pandemic, and 64 per cent say they...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/majority-of-canadian-physicians-planning-to-use-virtual-care-post-pandemic
2021 News Releases
OnPharm-United Network of Independent Pharmacies Enables PrescribeIT in Record Time
(Toronto) – OnPharm-United is pleased to announce that the PrescribeIT® e-prescribing service is now available at 120 of its independent pharmacy locations.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/onpharm-united-network-of-independent-pharmacies-enables-prescribeit-in-record-time
2021 News Releases
Infoway and Intrahealth Announce Rollout of PrescribeIT in New Brunswick
(TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Intrahealth Canada Limited (Intrahealth) are pleased to announce that prescribers in New Brunswick will now have access to e-prescribing through Intrahealth’s electronic medical record solution, Profile EMR.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/infoway-and-intrahealth-announce-rollout-of-prescribeit-in-new-brunswick
2021 News Releases
Momentum Accelerates as BC and Infoway Formalize Provincial Prescription Management (e-Prescribing) Discussions
(TORONTO and VICTORIA) — The British Columbia Ministry of Health (the BC Ministry of Health) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to work together to explore a solution that could allow...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/momentum-accelerates-as-bc-and-infoway-formalize-provincial-prescription-management-e-prescribing-discussions
2021 News Releases
Infoway Partners with Prestigious Medical Publisher JMIR Publications to Advance Digital Health Research in Canada
(TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce its partnership with JMIR Publications to publish evidence-based research that provides critical insights into Canada’s digital health landscape to inform policy decisions, accelerate...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2021-news-releases/infoway-partners-with-prestigious-medical-publisher-jmir-publications-to-advance-digital-health-research-in-canada
2020 News Releases
WELL Health Adds PrescribeIT to “apps.health” Marketplace and Launches National e-Prescribing Service with Canada Health Infoway
(Vancouver and Toronto) - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX.V: WELL) (the “ Company ” or “ WELL ”), a company focused on consolidating and modernizing clinical and digital assets within the primary health care sector, is pleased to announce it has...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/well-health-adds-prescribeit-to-apps-health-marketplace-and-launches-national-e-prescribing-service-with-canada-health-infoway
2020 News Releases
The COVID-19 Experience: Canada Health Infoway Finds Canadians Trust and Have Come to Depend on Digital Health
(Toronto) — Canadians and health care providers have met the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic head-on by embracing change in the way health care is delivered — from in-person to virtual.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/the-covid-19-experience-canada-health-infoway-finds-canadians-trust-and-have-come-to-depend-on-digital-health
2020 News Releases
Pharmacy Brands Canada to Expand PrescribeIT Service to Banner Members in Western Canada
(Edmonton, Alberta) — Pharmacy Brands Canada is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) to launch PrescribeIT®, Canada’s only national not-for-profit electronic prescribing service.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/pharmacy-brands-canada-to-expand-prescribeit-service-to-banner-members-in-western-canada
2020 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway and Aware MD Partner to Advance e-Prescribing in Canada
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Aware MD are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement that will give more Canadians access to e-prescribing.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-and-aware-md-partner-to-advance-e-prescribing-in-canada
2020 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway and CloudMD Partner to Give More Canadians Access to e-Prescribing
(TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and CloudMD are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement to advance e-prescribing in Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-and-cloudmd-partner-to-give-more-canadians-access-to-e-prescribing
2020 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway and Loblaw Companies Limited Reach Agreement to Advance e-Prescribing
(TORONTO) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement to advance e-prescribing in Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-and-loblaw-companies-limited-reach-agreement-to-advance-e-prescribing
2020 News Releases
Rexall to Offer PrescribeIT National e-Prescribing Service
(Toronto) – Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd . (Rexall) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) are pleased to announce that PrescribeIT® , Infoway’s national e-prescribing service, will soon become available in more than 250 Rexall pharmacies across...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/rexall-to-offer-prescribeit-national-e-prescribing-service
2020 News Releases
PharmaChoice Canada enters an Agreement with Infoway to offer PrescribeIT to Its Network of Independent Pharmacies
(Toronto) – PharmaChoice Canada is pleased to announce an agreement with Canada Health Infoway , to offer PrescribeIT® , Canada’s national e-prescribing service, to its network of independent retail pharmacies.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/pharmachoice-canada-enters-an-agreement-with-infoway-to-offer-prescribeit-to-its-network-of-independent-pharmacies
2020 News Releases
VeroSource Solutions Delivers Secure COVID-19 Test Results to Citizens in New Brunswick and Manitoba
(Fredericton, NB) – Citizens in New Brunswick and Manitoba are accessing their COVID-19 test results through a secure online portal enabled by technology from VeroSource Solutions.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/verosource-solutions-delivers-secure-covid-19-test-results-to-citizens-in-new-brunswick-and-manitoba
2020 News Releases
OnPharm-United has entered an agreement with Canada Health Infoway to offer PrescribeIT to its Network of Retail Pharmacies
(Toronto) – OnPharm-United is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Canada Health Infoway, to offer PrescribeIT® , Canada’s national e-prescribing service, to its network of pharmacy owners.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/onpharm-united-has-entered-an-agreement-with-canada-health-infoway-to-offer-prescribeit-to-its-network-of-retail-pharmacies
2020 News Releases
Momentum Accelerates as New Jurisdictions, Retailers, Health Clinics and Technology Partners Join PrescribeIT
(TORONTO) — PrescribeIT®, Canada Health Infoway’s (Infoway) national e-prescribing service, continues to expand as new jurisdictions, retailers and technology partners commit to making prescribing easier and more convenient for clinicians and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/momentum-accelerates-as-new-jurisdictions-retailers-health-clinics-and-technology-partners-join-prescribeit
2020 News Releases
Digital Health is Helping Canadian Nurses Improve Patient Care but Opportunities for Improvement Remain
(Toronto) — A new survey conducted by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA) found that:
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/digital-health-is-helping-canadian-nurses-improve-patient-care-but-opportunities-for-improvement-remain
2020 News Releases
Infoway Accelerates Virtual Care Integration with PrescribeIT Electronic Medical Record Vendors
(Toronto) – In response to feedback from physicians and pharmacists managing patient consultations virtually during COVID-19, Canada Health Infoway’s PrescribeIT® has initiated an EMR-Virtual Care Investment Program.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/infoway-accelerates-virtual-care-integration-with-prescribeit-electronic-medical-record-vendors
2020 News Releases
Omnimed Accelerates the Release of Virtual Care Tools within its Electronic Medical Record
(Cookshire-Eaton) - Omnimed is proud to announce a new agreement with Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) to participate in an emergency investment program to accelerate the integration of virtual care and e-prescribing technologies in the electronic...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/omnimed-accelerates-the-release-of-virtual-care-tools-within-its-electronic-medical-record
2020 News Releases
Mustimuhw Improves First Nations Patient Safety through PrescribeIT
(Vancouver) – Mustimuhw Information Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce it's helping to improve the safety of First Nations patients through an agreement with Canada Health Infoway's PrescribeIT® . Through the agreement, Mustimuhw will...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/mustimuhw-improves-first-nations-patient-safety-through-prescribeit
2020 News Releases
Allscripts Receives Infoway 2017 Edition Certification
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX) announced today that Allscripts Sunrise™ has achieved Infoway certification under the 2017 Edition Release 2 of pre-implementation certification requirements.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/allscripts-receives-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2020 News Releases
New National Drug Terminology Adds Value to Canadian Digital Health Solutions
(Toronto) — A national drug terminology created by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Health Canada is enhancing medication safety and providing value for patients, health care providers and health systems across Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/new-national-drug-terminology-adds-value-to-canadian-digital-health-solutions
2020 News Releases
Canadian family doctors providing better access to care, lagging behind in offering digital services
The results of an international survey of family doctors show that Canadian doctors are practising more in group settings and offering more weeknight and weekend hours for their patients.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/canadian-family-doctors-providing-better-access-to-care-lagging-behind-in-offering-digital-services
2020 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Selects Simeio for Identity, Access and Consent as a Service (IACaaS)
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce that it has selected Simeio Solutions (Simeio) as the technical solution provider for the new Identity, Access and Consent as a Service (IACaaS). Infoway and its collaborators across...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-selects-simeio-for-identity-access-and-consent-as-a-service-iacaas
2020 News Releases
PrescribeIT Launches in Newfoundland and Labrador
(Toronto) — Citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador can now benefit from the convenience and safety of e-prescribing with the launch of PrescribeIT® in Bonavista.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/prescribeit-launches-in-newfoundland-and-labrador
2020 News Releases
PrescribeIT New Features Now Available
(Toronto) — New features have been added to PrescribeIT® to enhance the functionality of Canada’s national e-prescribing service for prescribers and pharmacists across the country.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2020-news-releases/prescribeit-new-features-now-available
2019 News Releases
EndoSoft LLC Receives Infoway 2017 Edition Certification
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and EndoSoft LLC (EndoSoft) announced today that the EndoVault v3.x solution has achieved Infoway certification under the 2017 Edition of pre-implementation certification requirements.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/endosoft-llc-receives-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2019 News Releases
Infoway Announces Seven ACCESS 2022 Alliance Founding Sponsors
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced today the ACCESS 2022 Alliance Founding Sponsors.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/infoway-announces-seven-access-2022-alliance-founding-sponsors
2019 News Releases
Microquest’s EMR Now Supports PrescribeIT
(Edmonton) — Microquest announced today the integration of the e-prescribing service PrescribeIT® into its electronic medical record Healthquest.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/microquest-s-emr-now-supports-prescribeit
2019 News Releases
Digital Health Week 2019: Join the Celebration!
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is inviting Canadians to participate in Digital Health Week 2019 (Nov. 11-17) to celebrate how digital health is transforming health care in Canada. This is the sixth year for this nationally recognized...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/digital-health-week-2019-join-the-celebration
2019 News Releases
Infoway Releases Request for Expression of Interest for PrescribeIT Standalone Solution
(Toronto) — To foster innovation, Canada Health Infoway has issued a Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) for a standalone solution to complement the core integrated offering and further expand PrescribeIT® in Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/infoway-releases-request-for-expression-of-interest-for-prescribeit-standalone-solution
2019 News Releases
Mustimuhw Information Solutions Receives Infoway 2017 Edition Certification
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Mustimuhw Information Solutions Inc. (MIS) announced today that the Mustimuhw Community Electronic Medical Record (Mustimuhw cEMR) v12.01.05 solution has achieved Infoway Certification under the 2017...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/mustimuhw-information-solutions-receives-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2019 News Releases
Portal724 Receives Infoway 2017 Edition Certification
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Portal724 announced today that the Portal724 remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution has achieved Infoway Certification under the 2017 Edition of pre-implementation certification requirements.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/portal724-receives-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2019 News Releases
PrescribeIT Welcomes Intrahealth as New EMR Vendor
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Intrahealth Canada Limited (Intrahealth), an electronic medical record (EMR) provider, bringing the total number of PrescribeIT® EMR...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/prescribeit-welcomes-intrahealth-as-new-emr-vendor
2019 News Releases
PrescribeIT Gains Momentum with Growing Canada-Wide Support of National e-Prescribing Service
(Toronto) — PrescribeIT® is well on its way to becoming Canada’s national e-prescribing service as more jurisdictions, vendors and retailers have come on board and have committed to making prescribing easier and more convenient for patients...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/prescribeit-gains-momentum-with-growing-canada-wide-support-of-national-e-prescribing-service
2019 News Releases
Infoway Releases Request for Proposal to Health IT Industry for ACCESS Gateway
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) invites leading health IT companies to respond to the newly launched Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit technology and services related to Identity, Access and Consent, for Infoway’s ACCESS Gateway, a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2019-news-releases/infoway-releases-request-for-proposal-to-health-it-industry-for-access-gateway
2018 News Releases
TELUS Health Achieves Infoway 2017 Edition Certification
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and TELUS Health announced today that two TELUS Health solutions have achieved Infoway’s certification under the 2017 Edition of pre-implementation certification requirements
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/telus-health-achieves-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2018 News Releases
Canada’s National e-Prescription Service Launches in New Brunswick
(Toronto) — Citizens of New Brunswick are well on their way to experiencing better health outcomes with the recent launch of PrescribeIT®, Canada’s national e-prescribing service, in Saint John.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/canada-s-national-e-prescription-service-launches-in-new-brunswick
2018 News Releases
Access to Digital Health Services Transforming Physicians’ Approach to Patient Care in Canada
(Toronto) – Physician access to connected health information in Canada is now high, yet Canadians’ access to virtual care services is limited, according to a new study conducted by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/access-to-digital-health-services-transforming-physicians-approach-to-patient-care-in-canada
2018 News Releases
Intrahealth Canada Achieves Infoway 2017 Edition Certification
(Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Intrahealth Canada Limited announced today that Intrahealth Canada , a global software and associated services company, has achieved Infoway’s certification under the 2017 Edition of pre-implementation...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/intrahealth-canada-achieves-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2018 News Releases
ACCESS 2022: A Movement to Inspire a New Day in Health Care
(Montreal) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today announced the launch of ACCESS 2022, a movement to promote a future where all Canadians have access to their health information through the availability and use of digital health tools and services,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/access-2022-a-movement-to-inspire-a-new-day-in-health-care
2018 News Releases
Let’s Celebrate Digital Health, November 12-18!
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is inviting Canadians to join us as we celebrate how digital health is transforming health care in Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/let-s-celebrate-digital-health-november-12-19
2018 News Releases
Celebrating One Year of Electronic Prescriptions with PrescribeIT
(Toronto) — One year ago, the first prescription was transmitted from a doctor to a pharmacist through PrescribeITTM, Canada’s national e-prescribing service.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/celebrating-one-year-of-electronic-prescriptions-with-prescribeit
2018 News Releases
Lost and Damaged Prescriptions Cost Canadians Time, Money and can Affect Their Health
(Toronto) — More than four million Canadians lose or damage their paper prescriptions each year, resulting in return trips to the doctor’s office or prescriptions that go unfilled.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/lost-and-damaged-prescriptions-cost-canadians-time-money-and-can-affect-their-health
2018 News Releases
Significant Gap Still Exists Between Canadians’ Desire And Ability To Access Digital Health Services
(Toronto) — Canadians increasingly want access to digital health services, but there is a significant gap between this desire and their ability to access various services online.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/significant-gap-still-exists-between-canadians-desire-and-ability-to-access-digital-health-services
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-blog/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-blog/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-blog/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-blog/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-blog/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-blog/news/2018-news-releases/connected-health-information-delivers-significant-value-for-canadians-and-the-health-system
2018 News Releases
Progress Continues for PrescribeIT
(Toronto) – PrescribeIT TM is continuing to make significant progress in Canada with the addition of new electronic medical record (EMR) and pharmacy management system (PMS) vendors agreeing to participate in the roll-out of Canada’s national...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/progress-continues-for-prescribeit
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-blog/news/2018-news-releases/vivify-health-first-to-achieve-infoway-2017-edition-certification
2018 News Releases
Lethbridge is the First Community in Province to use PrescribeIT
(Toronto) – Albertans are well on their way to facilitating better health outcomes with the recent launch of PrescribeITTM, Canada’s national e-prescribing service, in Lethbridge, Alberta.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/lethbridge-is-first-in-province-to-use-prescribeit
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-blog/news/2018-news-releases/digital-health-could-improve-care-for-canadian-seniors-infoway-2
2018 News Releases
PrescribeIT Picking up Steam with New Sites Launched in Thorold
(Toronto) – PrescribeITTM, continues to innovate the prescription process with another Ontario location added to the provincial rollout.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2018-news-releases/prescribeit-picking-up-steam-with-new-site-launched-in-thorold
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-blog/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-blog/news/2017-news-releases/recognizing-digital-health-in-canada
2017 News Releases
PrescribeIT Demonstrates Continued Momentum in Canada
Six provinces, 20 community pharmacy companies onboard with PrescribeITTM (Toronto) – PrescribeITTM, Canada’s national e-prescribing service, is continuing to demonstrate momentum with the addition of even more community pharmacy...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/prescribeit-demonstrates-continued-momentum-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-blog/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-blog/news/2017-news-releases/one-third-of-canadians-use-mobile-apps-to-track-health-study
2017 News Releases
Huntsville the Site of PrescribeIT’s First e-Prescription
Canada’s National e-Prescription Service is Operational in Ontario (Toronto) – Patients’ prescriptions have taken a significant step forward in security and convenience with the launch of PrescribeIT™ in Huntsville, Ontario on August 30.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/huntsville-the-site-of-prescribeit-s-first-e-prescription
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-blog/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-blog/news/2017-news-releases/emr-use-in-canada-continues-to-grow
2017 News Releases
Canada’s National e-Prescribing Service Launching Soon
Six provinces, 16 community pharmacy companies onboard with PrescribeIT™ (Toronto) – Canada is well on its way to improving patient safety, convenience and reducing the harm and costs of opioid-related misuse as PrescribeIT™, the country’s national...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/canada-s-national-e-prescribing-service-launching-soon
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-blog/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-blog/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-blog/news/2017-news-releases/digital-health-tools-support-nursing-practice-and-patient-care-survey
2017 News Releases
Infoway Selects TELUS Health for PrescribeIT
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce that it has selected TELUS Health as the successful bidder for the technical solution provider for PrescribeIT™, Canada’s e-prescribing service.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/infoway-selects-telus-health-for-prescribeit
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-blog/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-blog/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-blog/news/2017-news-releases/positive-patient-experience-yields-health-care-benefits
2017 News Releases
TELUS Health Achieves National Class Recertification of Electronic Medical Record Solution
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced today that TELUS Health’s Med Access Electronic Medical Record (EMR) versions 4.9 and 5.0 have successfully achieved Infoway’s EMR National Class certification. This process involves a rigorous...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/telus-health-achieves-national-class-recertification-of-electronic-medical-record-solution
2017 News Releases
Health Organizations Provide Roadmap for Adopting eHealth Solutions
(Toronto) – Ensuring Canadian health care is up to speed with eHealth technologies requires strong leadership at all levels of the health system, according to new recommendations from the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) and Canada...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/health-organizations-provide-roadmap-for-adopting-ehealth-solutions
2017 News Releases
Health Care Organizations Recognized for their Clinical Leadership in Improving the Patient Experience
(Toronto) – Three Canadian health care organizations have been recognized in the ImagineNation LEADing Practice Challenge for their leadership in improving the patient experience through the effective use of digital health technologies.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/health-care-organizations-recognized-for-their-clinical-leadership-improving-the-patient-experience
2017 News Releases
Dr. Peter W. Vaughan to Chair Canada Health Infoway's Board of Directors
(Montreal) – Dr. Peter W. Vaughan has been appointed Chair of Canada Health Infoway’s Board of Directors effective March 1, 2017, said Michael Green, Infoway’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Vaughan succeeds Graham W. S. Scott, C.M., Q.C.,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/dr-peter-w-vaughan-to-chair-canada-health-infoway-s-board-of-directors
2017 News Releases
Digital Health Reduces Wait Times by Pulling Canadians Out of the Queue
Virtual visits, portals, mean more time for in-office visits (Toronto) – Digital health solutions improve access and reduce wait times for Canadians by avoiding certain in-person visits, said Michael Green, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2017-news-releases/digital-health-reduces-wait-times-by-pulling-canadians-out-of-the-queue
2016 News Releases
Infoway Request for Proposal Yields Promising Submissions for PrescribeIT
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) closed the Request for Proposal (RFP) for PrescribeIT™, Canada’s new e-prescribing service, on December 12, 2016, concluding the eight-week response period.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-request-for-proposal-yields-promising-submissions-for-prescribeit
2016 News Releases
Infoway Announces Enhanced Certification Services Program for Digital Health Solutions
(Toronto) – After more than a year of review and extensive stakeholder consultations, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced, today, enhancements to its Certification Services with the release of the 2017 Edition of privacy and security certification...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-announces-enhanced-certification-services-program-for-digital-health-solutions
2016 News Releases
Citizen Access to Personal Health Information Celebrated as Part of Digital Health Week in Saskatchewan
(Regina) – Digital health has empowered more than 1,100 Saskatchewan citizens to take greater control over their health by providing access to their personal health information securely online through the Citizen Health Information Portal , known as...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/citizen-access-to-personal-health-information-celebrated-as-part-of-digital-health-week-in-saskatchewan
2016 News Releases
We Need to Talk About Digital Health
Canadians asked to join the conversation during digital health week, November 14-20 (Toronto) – During Digital Health Week (November 14 to 20, 2016), dozens of health care organizations from across Canada want Canadians to join the conversation about...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/we-need-to-talk-about-digital-health
2016 News Releases
Infoway Releases Request for Proposal to Health IT Industry for PrescribeIT™
(Toronto) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) invites leading health IT companies to respond to the newly launched Request for Proposal (RFP) for PrescribeIT™, Canada’s new e-prescribing service.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-releases-request-for-proposal-to-health-it-industry-for-prescribeit
2016 News Releases
Study Evaluates Mobile App for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Evaluation to focus on province-wide applicability (Toronto) – The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) is partnering with Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) to evaluate the impact of a remote telemonitoring solution for patients with chronic...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/study-evaluates-mobile-app-for-chronic-kidney-disease-patients
2016 News Releases
Majority of Canada’s Clinicians Using Electronic Health Records
Switch from paper to digital improving quality, outcomes for patients (Toronto) – Growth in the use of interoperable Electronic Health Records (iEHR) by Canadian doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals is fueling benefits for...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/majority-of-canada-s-clinicians-using-electronic-health-records
2016 News Releases
Ontario Lung Association’s Consumer Health Application Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Ontario Lung Association (OLA) announced today that the breathe web application has achieved Infoway’s Consumer Health Application certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/ontario-lung-association-s-consumer-health-application-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2016 News Releases
Infoway Appoints Dr. Asim Masood its Inaugural Chief Medical Officer
Clinical perspective to inform planning, support outreach with clinical community (Toronto) – A practising physician with a commitment to collaboration and improving patient care and provider satisfaction has been appointed as Canada Health Infoway’s...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-appoints-dr-asim-masood-its-inaugural-chief-medical-officer
2016 News Releases
Joint Project Evaluates Digital Mental Health Solution in Ontario
Big White Wall offers peer support to help reduce feelings of isolation – The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) is teaming up with the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores), Lakeridge Health and Women’s College Hospital to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/joint-project-evaluates-digital-mental-health-solution-in-ontario
2016 News Releases
Infoway Seeks Feedback on Privacy and Security Certification Requirements
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is inviting the digital health community to provide feedback on national privacy and security requirements as part of the final phase of its harmonization project to enhance the value of certification services...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-seeks-feedback-on-privacy-and-security-certification-requirements
2016 News Releases
Federal and Provincial Governments Launch MyHealthNS to Improve Health Care in Nova Scotia
(Halifax) – Doctors and patients in Nova Scotia can now get routine test results and share information through MyHealthNS , a new secure online tool.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/federal-and-provincial-governments-launch-myhealthns-to-improve-health-care-in-nova-scotia
2016 News Releases
A First Nations Solution for First Nations Health Care in British Columbia
( Duncan, BC) — Cowichan Tribes and Mustimuhw Information Solutions today announced a partnership with McKesson Canada’s RelayHealth to improve health care for members of the Cowichan Tribes First Nation. The 18-month pilot project will help improve the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/a-first-nations-solution-for-first-nations-health-care-in-british-columbia
2016 News Releases
Infoway Releases a PrescribeIT Request for Expression of Interest to Health IT industry
(Toronto) - A Request for Expression Of Interest (REOI) was issued by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today, inviting private sector organizations and the health care industry to demonstrate their interest in assisting in the creation and/or the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-releases-a-prescribeit-request-for-expression-of-interest-to-health-it-industry
2016 News Releases
Provincial Telepathology Network Established in Newfoundland and Labrador
(Gander, NL) - The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) has partnered with GE Healthcare to install a province-wide Telepathology Network. The $2.5 million Telepathology Network, jointly funded by the Government of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/provincial-telepathology-network-established-in-newfoundland-and-labrador
2016 News Releases
New e-Prescribing Service to Help Increase Patient Safety
Part of Federal Government’s four pillars approach to drug policy (Toronto) – At the recent Charting the Future of Drug Policy in Canada conference, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, talked about the important role that Infoway’s...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/new-e-prescribing-service-to-help-increase-patient-safety
2016 News Releases
Health Quality Innovation Collaborative’s Patient Health Portal Solution Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Health Quality Innovation Collaborative (HQIC), announced today that miDASH patient health portal has achieved Infoway’s Consumer Health Application certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/health-quality-innovation-collaborative-s-patient-health-portal-solution-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2016 News Releases
Ambulatory EMR Use Delivers Health System and Patient Benefits
$200 million in estimated annual value realized in 2015 (Toronto) – Electronic medical record (EMR) use in ambulatory care, along with complementary technologies, is yielding health system and patient benefits such as improved patient safety, continuity...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/ambulatory-emr-use-delivers-health-system-and-patient-benefits
2016 News Releases
Data Impact Challenge II Participants Dig Deep into Data Sets to Answer Pressing Health Care Questions
(Toronto) – Six teams of clinicians, academics, researchers, epidemiologists and data analysts who relied on existing Canadian data sets to find answers to pressing health care questions will receive their share of awards available as the Data Impact...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/data-impact-challenge-ii-participants-dig-deep-into-data-sets-to-answer-pressing-health-care-questions
2016 News Releases
Canadians to Benefit from Telehomecare, Improved Medication Management
Government of Canada allocates $50 million to digital health over two years (Toronto) – Federal funding for digital health will benefit Canadians for generations to come and improve health system efficiency, said Michael Green, President and CEO, Canada...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/canadians-to-benefit-from-telehomecare-improved-medication-management
2016 News Releases
University of Toronto Students Recognized with Interprofessional eHealth Award
(Toronto) – An innovative Interprofessional Seniors Outreach Program developed by a team of medical and pharmacy students from the University of Toronto is improving care for seniors. The initiative was recently recognized with Canada Health Infoway’s...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/university-of-toronto-students-recognized-with-interprofessional-ehealth-award
2016 News Releases
Health Care Organizations Recognized for their Clinical Leadership
2016 National LEADing Practice award recipients recognized for improving the patient and clinician experience through their use of digital health (Toronto) – Five Canadian health care organizations have been recognized for their leadership in improving...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/health-care-organizations-recognized-for-their-clinical-leadership
2016 News Releases
Sunnybrook’s MyChart™ Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre announced today that MyChart ™ version 2.0, Sunnybrook’s online personal health record (PHR) service and program, has achieved Infoway’s Consumer Health Application...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/sunnybrook-s-mychart-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2016 News Releases
New Pilot Program Allows Saskatchewan Residents to View their Personal Health Care Information Online
(Regina) – Saskatchewan residents can now go online to see their personal health information. eHealth Saskatchewan (eHealth) is piloting a new program that allows residents from across the province to view their personal health information online...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/new-pilot-program-allows-saskatchewan-residents-to-view-their-personal-health-care-information-online
2016 News Releases
Canadian Physicians Can Improve Patient Care With Advanced EMR Use
Opportunity for primary care physicians to fully embrace EMR functionalities (Toronto) – Electronic medical records (EMRs) among Canadian primary care physicians continues to grow, but the use of advanced functions that support improved patient care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/canadian-physicians-can-improve-patient-care-with-advanced-emr-use
2016 News Releases
Clinical Peer Leader Networks Support Advanced Clinical Use and Patient-Centred Digital Health Solutions
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce the next wave of Clinical Peer Leader Networks (Networks) in Canada, developed to help health care professionals implement digital health solutions in their respective communities.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/clinical-peer-leader-networks-support-advanced-clinical-use-and-patient-centred-digital-health-solutions
2016 News Releases
RNAO and Infoway to Release Guideline to Advance Professional Practice in a Digital Age
(Toronto) – A partnership between two leading health organizations will produce a groundbreaking evidence-based guideline on health care in the digital age.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2016-news-releases/rnao-and-infoway-to-release-guideline-to-advance-professional-practice-in-a-digital-age
2015 News Releases
Electronic Medical Records Use Tripled in Nine Years
Canadian primary care EMR adoption and use continues to grow (Toronto) – More and more Canadian physicians are embracing digital health according to the recently released Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/electronic-medical-records-use-tripled-in-nine-years
2015 News Releases
Digital Health Week 2015 Launches in Canada
Canadians asked to #ThinkDigitalHealth (Toronto) – Leading health organizations want Canadians to mark Digital Health Week 2015 (November 16 to 22) by imagining how their lives will change when they can go online to access their lab results, book...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/digital-health-week-2015-launches-in-canada
2015 News Releases
Group Health Centre Gives Patients a New Way to Access Care
New Patient Portal – myCARE – launched today (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) – How would you like to access your health care team from home, camp, or even on vacation? The Group Health Centre (GHC) is thrilled to announce the formal launch of myCARE – a secure...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/group-health-centre-gives-patients-a-new-way-to-access-care
2015 News Releases
Open Innovation Challenge Delivers New Data on Appropriateness of Care
New model tested to support evidence-informed decision making (Toronto) – Teams from across Canada raced to answer pressing questions about the healthcare system for an opportunity to take part in up to $80,000 in awards. During the two-month...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/open-innovation-challenge-delivers-new-data-on-appropriateness-of-care
2015 News Releases
Knowing is Better Than not Knowing – When it Comes to Lab Test Results
Study demonstrates the benefits for patients and clinicians (Toronto) – Many Canadians would like to be able to access their lab test results online and a new study suggests there are many other benefits to this service. A recent Social Research and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/knowing-is-better-than-not-knowing-when-it-comes-to-lab-test-results
2015 News Releases
Plexia’s Web-based Electronic Medical Record Application Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Plexia Electronic Medical Systems Inc. (Plexia), announced today that Plexia EMR has achieved Infoway's Electronic Medical Record certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/plexia-s-web-based-electonic-medical-record-application-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2015 News Releases
Digital Solutions Connect Clinicians with Colleagues and Patients 71 Million Times
e-Connect Impact Challenge awards announced (Toronto) – Connecting Canadians and health care providers to each other digitally was the name of the game for the ImagineNation e-Connect Impact Challenge . During the 15-month challenge period, teams...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/digital-solutions-connect-clinicians-with-colleagues-and-patients-71-million-times-en
2015 News Releases
NexJ Health’s Population Health Management Solution Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and NexJ Health , a division of NexJ Systems Inc. , announced today that NexJ Connected Wellness has achieved Infoway’s Consumer Health Application certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/nexj-health-s-population-health-management-solution-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2015 News Releases
Online portal empowers families with children’s health information
Includes direct messaging and appointment management (Toronto, ON) – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has launched a secure website that helps clients and families take an active role in managing their care by improving the way health-care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/online-portal-empowers-families-with-children-s-health-information
2015 News Releases
University of Waterloo Team Wins Infoway Innovation Award at e-Health 2015
Winning idea aims to increase access to cardiac rehab (Toronto, ON) - A team of innovators from the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo has won the Infoway Innovation Award as part of the Hacking Health challenge...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/university-of-waterloo-team-wins-infoway-innovation-award-at-ehealth-2015
2015 News Releases
Community Paramedicine Continues to Grow in Grey County
(Owen Sound, ON) – Remote patient care, (RPC), also referred to as remote patient monitoring, is coming to the homes of more Grey County residents living with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), announced Mike...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/community-paramedicine-continues-to-grow-in-grey-county
2015 News Releases
Untapped Potential: Advanced EMR Use Offers Benefits to Family Physicians and Their Patients
Significant productivity and quality of care gains with advanced EMR use (Toronto, ON) – More! More time to gain experience and use of more functionalities — those are key factors helping family physicians reap productivity and quality of care benefits...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/untapped-potential-advanced-emr-use-offers-benefits-to-family-physicians-and-their-patients
2015 News Releases
University of Saskatchewan Faculty Recognized for Interprofessional eHealth Award
(Toronto) – Children living in northern Canada are receiving the preventative health, vision and dental interventions they need thanks to University of Saskatchewan faculty and their innovative program, Northern Caring for Kids Where They Live .
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/university-of-saskatchewan-faculty-recognized-for-interprofessional-ehealth-award
2015 News Releases
Six Organizations LEADing the Way Through Their Use of Digital Health
2015 National LEADing Practice award recipients embrace the use of digital health to improve the patient and clinician experience (Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Accreditation Canada recognize six 2015 LEADing Practice award recipients...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/six-organizations-leading-the-way-through-their-use-of-digital-health
2015 News Releases
Improving Patient Care and Outcomes
Remote Patient Monitoring Project Will Enhance Chronic Disease Management (St. John's) – A pilot project to remotely monitor patients with select chronic diseases will help these individuals better manage their health and reduce the need for medical...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/improving-patient-care-and-outcomes
2015 News Releases
Big Connections, Big Impact: e-Connect Impact Challenge Teams Win With Digital Health
(Toronto) – Celebrating the more than 50 million times clinical teams or individual Canadians used digital health solutions over the past 12 months, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce the recipients of the ImagineNation e-Connect...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/big-connections-big-impact-e-connect-impact-challenge-teams-win-with-digital-health
2015 News Releases
Core Electronic Health Record for Saskatchewan Complete
Access to electronic information benefits patients (Regina) - A historic milestone has been reached now that a comprehensive provincial electronic health record (EHR) for Saskatchewan residents is a reality. Health providers with access to the EHR...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2015-news-releases/core-electronic-health-record-for-saskatchewan-complete
2014 News Releases
Elekta’s MOSAIQ® Ambulatory EMR Solution Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Elekta announced today that the MOSAIQ® Ambulatory (outpatient) Electronic Medical Record (EMR) solution has achieved Infoway's J-Class, Laboratories certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/elekta-s-mosaiq-ambulatory-emr-solution-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2014 News Releases
Fraser Health and Canada Health Infoway Mark Digital Health Week with New Electronic Medical Record Systems
(Surrey, BC) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), Intrahealth and Fraser Health are celebrating Digital Health Week by announcing they have partnered to implement an Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record (aEMR) system in some of Fraser Health's primary and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/fraser-health-and-canada-health-infoway-mark-digital-health-week-with-new-electronic-medical-record-systems
2014 News Releases
Infectious Social Media Campaigns Result in Awards for Canadian Public Health Organizations
(Toronto) – Reaching you with important health messages, faster. That's what public health organizations are doing with social media. Putting a different spin on the word viral, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today named the award recipients of its...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/infectious-social-media-campaigns-result-in-awards-for-canadian-public-health-organizations
2014 News Releases
First Digital Health Week Launches in Canada
Working together to improve care for Canadians through Digital Health (Toronto) – Leading Canadian healthcare organizations are pleased to announce the launch of the first-ever Digital Health Week in Canada, taking place from November 10 to 14, 2014.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/first-digital-health-week-launches-in-canada
2014 News Releases
McKesson Canada’s RelayHealth Achieves Infoway Consumer Health Application Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and McKesson Canada announced today that RelayHealth has achieved Infoway's Category II Uni-Directional Consumer Health Application certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/mckesson-canada-s-relayhealth-achieves-infoway-consumer-health-application-certification
2014 News Releases
Digital Health Certification Services Review Complete
Three-year strategy, seven key initiatives to enhance certification services (Toronto) – Today, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) announced the completion of a joint review that evaluated digital...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/digital-health-certification-services-review-complete
2014 News Releases
Community Pharmacists Recognize the Opportunity in Digital Health
Realized benefits demonstrate opportunity for future (Toronto) – New research from Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) reveals that community pharmacists are frequently using digital health solutions and they...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/community-pharmacists-recognize-the-opportunity-in-digital-health
2014 News Releases
New Brunswick Clinicians to Receive Mentorship from Peers to Effectively Use Technology in Practice
(Fredericton) – In partnership with Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), Velante announced today the launch of the interdisciplinary NB Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Peer to Peer Program, which will increase support for clinicians in New Brunswick (NB) as...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/new-brunswick-clinicians-to-receive-mentorship-from-peers-to-effectively-use-technology-in-practice
2014 News Releases
Infoway Wins Prestigious International Privacy Award
Recognized for Innovative Privacy Program (Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Infoway-sponsored Health Information Privacy Group (HIPG) have received the HP-IAPP Privacy Innovation award from the International Association of Privacy...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/infoway-wins-prestigious-international-privacy-award
2014 News Releases
Increased Use of Digital Health Innovation Recognized
Infoway Accelerate Challenge Teams Benefit Nearly 20,000 Canadians (Ottawa) – Three Canadian digital health leaders emerged as the award recipients in the Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) Accelerate Challenge, launched to help accelerate use of digital...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/increased-use-of-digital-health-innovation-recognized
2014 News Releases
Newfoundland and Labrador Establishing Provincial Telepathology Network
(St. John's) - The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (the Centre) has partnered with GE Healthcare to install a province-wide Telepathology Network. The $2.5 million Telepathology Network, jointly funded by the Government of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/newfoundland-and-labrador-establishing-provincial-telepathology-network
2014 News Releases
Infoway helps (more) Canadians to Click+Book appointments
e-Booking Initiative wave two launches October 15 (Toronto) – Nine in ten Canadians want to be able to e-book health care appointments and clinicians are listening! Licensed physicians and nurse practitioners who signed up for the Canada Health Infoway...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/infoway-helps-more-canadians-to-click-book-appointments
2014 News Releases
Infoway Awards Teams for Developing Quality Plans to Help Accelerate Value of Digital Health
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce the recipients of the ImagineNation e-Connect Impact Challenge Quality Plan Award. Independent judges selected teams from across the country based on their plans to analyze and improve...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/infoway-awards-teams-for-developing-quality-plans-to-help-accelerate-value-of-digital-health
2014 News Releases
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Honoured with National Award for Leadership in Innovative Digital Health Solutions
(Toronto) – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has been recognized as a national leader for its use of SunnyCare, an electronic medical record (EMR) system designed to provide authorized clinicians with quick and easy access to patient medical...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/sunnybrook-health-sciences-centre-honoured-with-national-award-for-leadership-in-innovative-digital-health-solutions
2014 News Releases
Infoway Congratulates the 2014 Canadian Health Informatics Award Winners
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) applauds the individuals, project teams and organizations honoured for their leadership, innovation and excellence at the Canadian Health Informatics Awards (CHIA) Gala, which was held in conjunction with the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/infoway-congratulates-the-2014-canadian-health-informatics-award-winners
2014 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Announces Michael Green as New President and CEO
(Toronto, ON) – The Board of Directors of Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce that Michael Green has been selected as their new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2014.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-announces-michael-green-as-new-president-and-ceo
2014 News Releases
B Sharp Technologies' B Care Ambulatory EMR Platform Version 5 Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and B Sharp Technologies Inc. announced today that B Care Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record (EMR) version 5 has achieved Infoway's J-class, Laboratories certification. This accomplishment ensures their...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/b-sharp-technologies-b-care-ambulatory-emr-platform-version-5-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2014 News Releases
Offering Exceptional Cancer Care Close to Home
(Thunder Bay, ON) – When Radiation Oncologist Dr. Margaret Anthes travelled to her family cottage in Parry Sound last summer, she did what most people do on vacation: swimming, sailing and visiting with family and friends. But she was also able to see...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/offering-exceptional-cancer-care-close-to-home
2014 News Releases
Canadian Nurses Poised for Digital Health Leadership
First-ever quantitative survey of Canadian nurses explores access, usage and impact on practice (Toronto) – An inaugural survey* undertaken jointly by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) reveals that 83 per cent of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/canadian-nurses-poised-for-digital-health-leadership
2014 News Releases
Ryerson Nursing Student Recognized for Digital Health Leadership
(Toronto) – Ryerson University nursing student Patricia Yu Howatt began her placement at a community-based hospice that was spearheading the development of a pediatric hospice in 2012. In the eight months she spent there, she supported the creation and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/ryerson-nursing-student-recognized-for-digital-health-leadership
2014 News Releases
Health Sciences North Wins National Award for Health Technology and Expands Its Use of Electronic Health Records
(Sudbury, ON) – Health Sciences North/Horizon Santé-Nord (HSN) has been recognized as a national leader for its use of electronic health records.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/health-sciences-north-wins-national-award-for-health-technology-and-expands-its-use-of-electronic-health-records
2014 News Releases
Medical School Faculty and Students Recognized for Commitment to Improving Clinical Practice Through Digital Health Solutions
(Ottawa) – The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) are pleased to announce the results of two competitions aimed at improving clinical practice and patient care by supporting medical school faculty,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/medical-school-faculty-and-students-recognized-for-commitment-to-improving-clinical-practice-through-digital-health-solutions
2014 News Releases
Point-Click-Book: Infoway helps clinics introduce e-booking
New initiative supports eligible physicians and nurses to improve patient experience (Toronto) – Patients of eligible clinics who participate in Canada Health Infoway’s (Infoway ) new e-Booking Initiative will soon be able to book appointments online or...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/point-click-book-infoway-helps-clinics-introduce-e-booking
2014 News Releases
Seven Health Care Organizations LEADing the Way
LEADing Practices advance the awareness and adoption of digital health in Canada (Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), in partnership with Accreditation Canada, announces seven LEADing Practice award recipients for their leadership in the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/seven-health-care-organizations-leading-the-way
2014 News Releases
Social media challenge invites Public Health to go viral
Public Health can leverage social media for more than $70,000 in awards (Toronto) – Go viral to promote health! That is what public health organizations are being encouraged to do in the Canada Health Infoway (Infoway ) ImagineNation Public Health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/social-media-challenge-invites-public-health-to-go-viral
2014 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Recognized for Commitment to Accountability
(Ottawa) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today received a Canadian Government Executive Leadership Award in recognition of its continued commitment to accountability for investments and excellence in project management.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-recognized-for-commitment-to-accountability
2014 News Releases
Nipissing University Educator Recognized for Leadership in Digital Health
Associate Professor receives Nursing Faculty E-Health Award (North Bay, ON) – The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway ) awarded Dr. Aroha Page, associate professor, Nipissing University, with the 2013...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/nipissing-university-educator-recognized-for-leadership-in-digital-health
2014 News Releases
Electronic Health Record Enhances Safety, Quality and Access for Families
Province Launches New Component of Electronic Health Record (Grand Falls-Windsor, NL) – The development of the provincial electronic health record, HEALTHe NL, continues to progress with the addition of the HEALTHe NL Viewer. The Viewer is a portal that...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2014-news-releases/electronic-health-record-enhances-safety-quality-and-access-for-families
2013 News Releases
CHEO Has Glimpsed the Future; and It is Paperless
Federal Minister of Health Ambrose Marks Significant Milestone in Healthcare Innovation (Ottawa, ON) – The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) today announced its innovation roadmap and the successful “go live” of the first phase of a fully...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/cheo-has-glimpsed-the-future-and-it-is-paperless
2013 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Becomes First Canadian Recipient of Prestigious, Global Project Management Office (PMO) of the Year Award
Also becomes first government-funded recipient in the world (Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today was recognized for its efforts to ensure accountability for taxpayer dollars, becoming the first Canadian company and first government-funded...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-becomes-first-canadian-recipient-of-prestigious-global-project-management-office-pmo-of-the-year-award
2013 News Releases
$1 Million in Awards and Incentives for Clinicians Using Digital Health to Connect With Patients and Peers
ImagineNation e-Connect Impact Challenge Launched Today (Toronto) – Clinicians who use digital health to connect with their peers and patients are invited to develop plans, demonstrate progress and share experiences for a chance to receive awards and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/1-million-in-awards-and-incentives-for-clinicians-using-digital-health-to-connect-with-patients-and-peers
2013 News Releases
Sunrise Ambulatory Care™ Module Versions 5.5, 6.0 and 6.1 Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Allscripts announced today that Sunrise Ambulatory Care™ Module versions 5.5, 6.0 and 6.1 have achieved Infoway's J-class, Laboratories and Clinical Documents Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record (EMR)...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/sunrise-ambulatory-care-module-versions-5-5-6-0-and-6-1-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2013 News Releases
Infoway and the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) launch review of certification of digital health solutions
(Toronto, ON) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), today launched a review of certification of the Canadian digital health solution landscape to ensure it continues to address emerging industry...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/infoway-and-the-information-technology-association-of-canada-itac-launch-review-of-certification-of-digital-health-solutions
2013 News Releases
New Survey Reveals Canadians Want Access to Digital Health Tools
(Toronto) – Ninety-six per cent of Canadians think it's important that the health care system make use of digital health tools and capabilities, and 89 per cent feel it is important that they personally have full advantage of digital health tools and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/new-survey-reveals-canadians-want-access-to-digital-health-tools
2013 News Releases
From Burnaby to Halifax, Canadians share stories about health IT’s impact
ImagineNation Impact Challenge illustrates how digital health advances are benefitting Canadians (Toronto) – When Allison McArthur's six-year-old daughter Ashlynn was diagnosed with autism in 2007, she didn't realize the role digital health would play...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/from-burnaby-to-halifax-canadians-share-stories-about-health-it-s-impact
2013 News Releases
Digital Health Investments Benefiting Business, Careers
Impact Challenge participants from across Canada share their stories (Toronto) – When Arlene Silverstein embarked on a career in kinesiology, focussing on chronic disease prevention and management, the last thing she expected was for information...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/digital-health-investments-benefiting-business-careers
2013 News Releases
Telehealth Expansion Project to Benefit BC First Nations
(Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, BC) – BC First Nations will soon have improved access to health and wellness services through expanded use of telehealth, announced The First Nations Health Authority, BC Ministry of Health, and Canada Health Infoway.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/telehealth-expansion-project-to-benefit-bc-first-nations
2013 News Releases
Public Voting Opens for Infoway’s Patient Impact Challenge Entries
Two weeks to vote for your favourite digital health stories (Toronto) – Canadians are now invited to vote for their favourite stories entered into the Patient Impact Challenge. The stories are the latest part of Canada Health Infoway's ImagineNation...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/public-voting-opens-for-infoway-s-patient-impact-challenge-entries
2013 News Releases
Infoway challenges businesses: Share how health IT has impacted your company for a chance to award grants to academic institutions
Canada Health Infoway Impact Challenges offers chance to ‘pay it forward’ (Toronto) – Canadian companies that share how public investments in digital health have impacted their businesses will be entered into a draw to decide which college or university...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/infoway-challenges-businesses-share-how-health-it-has-impacted-your-company-for-a-chance-to-award-grants-to-academic-institutions
2013 News Releases
Clinicians Caring for Residents of Manitoba First Nations Communities Working Towards Exchanging Patient Health Information with Other Care Providers
Ready access to vital patient information to improve patient experience, lead to more efficient care (Sagkeeng First Nation, MB) – Authorized clinicians who care for residents of nine Manitoba First Nation Communities can now access patient medical...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/clinicians-caring-for-residents-of-manitoba-first-nations-communities-working-towards-exchanging-patient-health-information-with-other-care-providers
2013 News Releases
Refreshed Strategic Plan Focuses on Next Steps in Canada’s Digital Health Journey
Identifies five important opportunities based on Canadians’ priorities (Toronto, ON) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today released Opportunities for Action: A Pan-Canadian Digital Health Strategic Plan . The plan, which details the health care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/refreshed-strategic-plan-focuses-on-next-steps-in-canada-s-digital-health-journey
2013 News Releases
Infoway Challenges Highlight Digital Health’s Impact on Patients, Careers, Companies
(Toronto) – A new series of Infoway Challenges will focus on the impact digital health investments have been making in Canada and aim to accelerate these benefits, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/infoway-challenges-highlight-digital-health-s-impact-on-patients-careers-companies
2013 News Releases
Over 90 per cent Growth in Digital Health Users for Outcomes Challenge
Participants report more than 3 million uses as award recipients announced (Ottawa, ON) – Infoway's ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge participants serve as examples of how the adoption and use of digital solutions that improve health care can be...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/over-90-per-cent-growth-in-digital-health-users-for-outcomes-challenge
2013 News Releases
Undergraduate nursing students create mental health app, receive inaugural Student e-Health Leadership Award
Award recognizes leadership in adoption and use of information and communications technologies among undergraduate nursing students (Toronto, ON) – The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) have announced...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/undergraduate-nursing-students-create-mental-health-app-receive-inaugural-student-e-health-leadership-award
2013 News Releases
Electronic Medical Records Deliver Efficiencies, Patient Safety, Improved Communication
More than $1.3 billion in benefits since 2006: New study (Toronto, ON) – With a two-fold increase in adoption since 2006, use of electronic medical records (EMR) in community-based practices in Canada has yielded efficiency and patient care benefits...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/electronic-medical-records-deliver-efficiencies-patient-safety-improved-communication
2013 News Releases
Medical Students and Faculty Recognized for Commitment to Improving Clinical Practice Through Digital Health Solutions
(Ottawa, ON) - The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) are pleased to announce the results of two competitions aimed at improving clinical practice and patient care by supporting medical school...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/medical-students-and-faculty-recognized-for-commitment-to-improving-clinical-practice-through-digital-health-solutions
2013 News Releases
Latest Wolf EMR Version Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) Infoway and TELUS Health recently announced that the latest version of TELUS Health’s Wolf Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software, version 2012.1, has achieved Infoway’s EMR National Class certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/latest-wolf-emr-version-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2013 News Releases
Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada and Canada Health Infoway Recognize Student Leadership in Pharmacy Informatics
Pharmacy Student Award recipients to help shape informatics education for the next generation of pharmacists (Toronto, ON) – The Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) have announced the recipients of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/association-of-faculties-of-pharmacy-of-canada-and-canada-health-infoway-recognize-student-leadership-in-pharmacy-informatics
2013 News Releases
Practimax Version 6.1.1 Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Dymaxion Research Limited announced today that Practimax Electronic Medical Record (EMR) version 6.1.1, has achieved Infoway's J-class, Laboratories certification, which demonstrates that it conforms...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/practimax-version-6-1-1-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2013 News Releases
Sunnybrook and Infoway partner to improve patient experience
Sunnybrook and Canada Health Infoway partner to improve patient experience for Family Practice patients using Sunnybrook’s personal health record, MyChart™ (Toronto, ON) – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s personal health record, MyChart™, now has...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/sunnybrook-and-infoway-partner-to-improve-patient-experience
2013 News Releases
Profile HCC Version 7 Accomplishes Dual Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Intrahealth Canada Ltd. announced today that Profile HCC version 7 has achieved Infoway's National Class Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and National Class Ambulatory EMR certifications.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/profile-hcc-version-7-accomplishes-dual-canada-health-infoway-certification
2013 News Releases
Minister of Health, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Visits CHEO to Meet with Front-Line Staff
(Ottawa, ON) – Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada's Minister of Health, was at CHEO to meet with the front line staff and physicians who are developing the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/minister-of-health-the-honourable-leona-aglukkaq-visits-cheo-to-meet-with-front-line-staff
2013 News Releases
Clarity Health Journal TM Achieves Infoway Consumer Health Application certification
(Toronto, ON) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Consulting Cadre International Inc. announced today Clarity Health Journal TM has successfully achieved Infoway's Category IV Non-Transactional Pre-Implementation Certification as a Consumer...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/clarity-health-journaltm-achieves-infoway-consumer-health-application-certification
2013 News Releases
Alpha Global iT and YMS Achieve Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) along with Alpha Global iT and YMS announced today that Globe Med version 2.0 and YMS Electronic Medical Record (EMR) version 8.7/4.5 have achieved Infoway’s J-class, Laboratory and Clinical Documents...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2013-news-releases/alpha-global-it-and-yms-achieve-canada-health-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
OSCAR EMR Version 12.1 Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
( Toronto, Ontario) Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Open Source Clinical Application Resource (OSCAR) Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Inc. announced today that OSCAR version 12.1 has achieved Infoway’s J-class, Laboratory and Clinical Documents...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/oscar-emr-version-12-1-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
Innovative health IT solutions gain momentum
Recipients of Canada Health Infoway’s ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge Momentum Awards announced (Toronto, ON) - From clinicians in British Columbia who use digital tools to manage the medications of patients with kidney disease to physiotherapy...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/innovative-health-it-solutions-gain-momentum
2012 News Releases
Better Care for Ontario’s Children with Electronic Lab Results
(Toronto, Ontario) For the first time in the province, children will benefit from their pediatric care providers having access to the online lab results contained in the Ontario laboratories information system (OLIS). This means that care providers will...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/better-care-for-ontario-s-children-with-electronic-lab-results
2012 News Releases
Digital Stethoscopes Enable Remote Care for Heart Failure Patients Across Vancouver Island
(Island Wide) Cardiac and Internal Medicine specialists at Heart Function Clinics located in Nanaimo, Campbell River and Victoria are listening to the heartbeats of patients who live in communities across Vancouver Island in real time with the addition...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/digital-stethoscopes-enable-remote-care-for-heart-failure-patients-across-vancouver-island
2012 News Releases
Use of Electronic Medical Records Doubled over Six Years
Canadians Say Clinicians Using Electronic Records More Likely to Know their Health History (Toronto, Ontario) – More Canadian physicians than ever are embracing the move from paper to electronic medical records (EMR), according to a new survey released...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/use-of-electronic-medical-records-doubled-over-six-years
2012 News Releases
ABELMed EHR-EMR/PM Version 12 Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, Ontario) Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and ABELMed Inc. announced today that ABELMed EHR - EMR/ (PM) version 12, ABEL’s comprehensive Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and practice management solution has achieved Infoway’s J-class, Laboratory...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/abelmed-ehr-emr-pm-version-12-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
Canadians Could Gain 70 Million Hours per Year with Health IT: Conference Board of Canada
Secure access to online health information, tools could avoid 47 million in-person medical appointments (Toronto, Ontario) – Canadians could have gained nearly 70 million hours of time in 2011 had they been able to consult with their health care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/canadians-could-gain-70-million-hours-per-year-with-health-it-conference-board-of-canada
2012 News Releases
Lawson, TELUS Health and Canada Health Infoway launch the Mental Health Engagement Network initiative to measure effectiveness of new technology in ongoing health management
(London, Ontario) – Lawson Health Research Institute today announced an innovative project that uses a smartphone and web application (app) specially developed to help people living with mental illness play a more active role in their recovery process.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/lawson-telus-health-tm-and-canada-health-infoway-launch-the-mental-health-engagement-network-initiative-to-measure-effectiveness-of-new-technology-in-ongoing-health-management
2012 News Releases
25,000 clinicians to have easier access to vital patient information
(Toronto, Ontario) – Improving the patient experience through increased quality of care and efficiencies is the aim of recent investments in Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for outpatient clinics, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/25-000-clinicians-to-have-easier-access-to-vital-patient-information
2012 News Releases
Innovation Challenge Fuels Consumer and Clinician Use of Health IT
ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge teams surpass 1 million uses of qualified e-health solutions since January (Toronto, ON) - From patients booking medical appointments online to pathologists using e-tools to record and report cancer test results, there...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/innovation-challenge-fuels-consumer-and-clinician-use-of-health-it
2012 News Releases
Med Access EMR Version 4 Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, Ontario) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Med Access Inc. announced today that Med Access Electronic Medical Record (EMR) version 4 has achieved Infoway’s EMR National Class certification, ensuring it conforms to national and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/med-access-emr-version-4-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
Electronic medical records outperform paper in primary care “Practice Challenge”
(Toronto, ON) — Primary care practices with electronic medical records (EMRs) identified patients who need preventative or follow-up care approximately 30 times more quickly than paper-based clinics, according to a study commissioned by Canada Health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/electronic-medical-records-outperform-paper-in-primary-care-practice-challenge
2012 News Releases
Ontario clinicians transitioning to electronic medical records to receive mentorship from peers
(Toronto, ON) – Supporting clinicians to enhance the effective use and integration of technology in clinical practice is the objective of a new initiative launched by OntarioMD, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) and Canada Health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/ontario-clinicians-transitioning-to-electronic-medical-records-to-receive-mentorship-from-peers
2012 News Releases
GE Healthcare achieves Infoway Certification for second Diagnostic Imaging product: Centricity TM PACS
(Toronto, ON) – GE Healthcare Canada, the first in its class to complete the Infoway certification process, continues to demonstrate leadership with the announcement of Infoway certification for a second diagnostic imaging product, the Centricity™...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/ge-healthcare-achieves-infoway-certification-for-second-diagnostic-imaging-product-centricity-pacs
2012 News Releases
North York General Hospital Advances Patient Safety with Health IT
(Toronto, ON) – North York General Hospital (NYGH) is leading an initiative that will help hospitals from across Canada implement technology that improves patient safety.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/north-york-general-hospital-advances-patient-safety-with-health-it
2012 News Releases
Innovative health care e-solutions recognized: Canada Health Infoway announces recipients of ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge Trailblazer Awards
(Toronto, ON) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today announced the recipients of the Trailblazer Awards , as part of the ongoing ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/innovative-health-care-e-solutions-recognized
2012 News Releases
Ontario Hospitals Collaborate to Expand Use of Electronic Medical Records
(Owen Sound, ON) -- Grey Bruce Health Services is leading a project with two Toronto hospitals to expand the use of electronic medical records (EMR) in ambulatory care clinics. GBHS, together with North York General Hospital and Toronto East General...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/ontario-hospitals-collaborate-to-expand-use-of-electronic-medical-records
2012 News Releases
Nursing quality report card project to transform care
(Ottawa, ON) — The National Nursing Quality Report (NNQR) initiative – a new benchmarking system for the nursing profession – is set to launch, with funding from Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and other sources.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/nursing-quality-report-card-project-to-transform-care
2012 News Releases
New health information technology system to help support quality cancer care
(Hamilton, ON) – Authorized clinicians at cancer care facilities located throughout the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network (HNHB LHIN) will be among the first in Ontario to have access to new decision-making tools and a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/new-health-information-technology-system-to-help-support-quality-cancer-care
2012 News Releases
Health providers in Newfoundland and Labrador transitioning to electronic health records to receive support, mentorship from peers
(St. John's, NL) – Supporting pharmacists, physicians and nurses to work together to enhance the effective use of technology in clinical practice is the objective of a new peer mentorship initiative launched by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/health-providers-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-transitioning-to-electronic-health-records-to-receive-support-mentorship-from-peers
2012 News Releases
Nova Scotia health providers transitioning to electronic medical record systems to benefit from clinical peer support
(Halifax, NS) – More clinicians in Nova Scotia will receive support from their peers as they transition to electronic medical record (EMR) systems thanks to an expansion of the interdisciplinary Nova Scotia EMR Peer Support Network, announced today by...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/nova-scotia-health-providers-transitioning-to-electronic-medical-record-systems-to-benefit-from-clinical-peer-support
2012 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway Standards Collaborative launches new membership model with flexible options and lower fees
(Toronto, ON) - Membership of Canada Health Infoway's (Infoway) Standards Collaborative is more affordable and now provides a broader range of benefits, announced Richard Alvarez, Infoway's President and CEO.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-standards-collaborative-launches-new-membership-model-with-flexible-options-and-lower-fees
2012 News Releases
Saskatchewan advances Electronic Health Record for faster access to lab results
(Regina, SK) - Today, the province introduced the Saskatchewan Lab Results Repository that puts lab results in providers' hands faster and improves the care experience for patients.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/saskatchewan-takes-a-step-closer-to-full-integration-of-the-provincial-electronic-health-record
2012 News Releases
GE Healthcare’s Diagnostic Imaging System First in Canada to Achieve Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - The foundation for interoperable digital diagnostic imaging systems in Canada was strengthened today with the Infoway certification of GE Healthcare Canada’s CentricityTM Enterprise Archive v4.0 DI-r Class Diagnostic Imaging...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/ge-healthcares-diagnostic-imaging-system-first-in-canada-to-achieve-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
Health providers now have mobile access to e-health records
(Hamilton, ON) - Authorized health care providers can now use mobile devices to instantly and securely access their patients’ health information, accelerating the decision-making process and enhancing patient care, announced Murray Glendining, Executive...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/health-providers-now-have-mobile-access-to-e-health-records
2012 News Releases
Patients of Grey Bruce Hospitals Benefit from Electronic Lab Reports
(Toronto, ON) - Laboratory test results are now available to health care providers in Grey and Bruce counties through the eHealth Ontario laboratories information system (OLIS).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/patients-of-grey-bruce-hospitals-benefit-from-electronic-lab-reports
2012 News Releases
New electronic medical record system to further enhance exchange of vital patient information at Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie
April 12, 2012 – Canada Health Infoway Inc. (Infoway) and the Group Health Centre (GHC) today launched a new $3.3-million initiative, the Group Health Centre Ambulatory EMR and Hospital Information System Connect Project.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/new-electronic-medical-record-system-to-further-enhance-exchange-of-vital-patient-information-at-group-health-centre-in-sault-ste-marie
2012 News Releases
Accuro® EMR and PS Suite® Software Achieve Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - Accuro® EMR, a software product developed by OptiMed Software, and PS Suite® Software, developed by MD Physician Services Software Inc., have successfully achieved electronic medical record (EMR) certification ,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/accuro-emr-and-ps-suite-software-achieve-canada-health-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
Nightingale on Demand Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced today that Nightingale on Demand , a software product developed by Nightingale Informatix Corporation (TSX-V: NGH), (Nightingale), is the first product in Canada to successfully achieve...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/nightingale-on-demand-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2012 News Releases
Association of Faculties of Medicine and Canada Health Infoway recognize leadership in faculties of medicine
(Ottawa, ON) - The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) are pleased to announce the results of two competitions aimed at improving clinical practice and patient care by supporting medical school...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/association-of-faculties-of-medicine-and-canada-health-infoway-recognize-leadership-in-faculties-of-medicine
2012 News Releases
The Value of Electronic Health Records Extends Far Beyond Patient Care
(Toronto, ON) - Embedding and implementing Privacy by Design (PbD) into electronic health record (EHR) systems being built across Canada will enable us to benefit from the wealth of health information stored on these systems, while protecting patient...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/the-value-of-electronic-health-records-extends-far-beyond-patient-care
2012 News Releases
Infonaut Signs Contract with University Health Network to Test Disease Surveillance System, Hospital Watch Live
(Toronto, ON) - Toronto-based health technology company Infonaut Inc. today announced it has signed a contract with the University Health Network to test its real-time disease surveillance system to control and stop hospital acquired infections,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/infonaut-signs-contract-with-university-health-network-to-test-disease-surveillance-system-hospital-watch-live
2012 News Releases
More than 1.2 million patients in Eastern Ontario to benefit from two new ehealth solutions
(Ottawa, ON) - The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) and Hawkesbury & District General Hospital (HGH) today announced two innovative ehealth projects designed to better serve more than 1.2 million patients in Eastern Ontario.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/more-than-12-million-patients-in-eastern-ontario-to-benefit-from-two-new-ehealth-solutions
2012 News Releases
New project will link medical records to a secure central system that will improve efficiency and quality of health care for residents of nine First Nations
(Winnipeg, MB) - First Nation patients will benefit from better health and health care through information and communications technologies with the launch of the Mustimuhw cEMR (Community Electronic Medical Record), due to the hard work of the Assembly...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2012-news-releases/new-project-will-link-medical-records-to-a-secure-central-system-that-will-improve-efficiency-and-quality-of-health-care-for-residents-of-nine-first-nations
2011 News Releases
Canada Health Infoway, Trillium Health Centre and PatientOrderSets.com collaborate to benefit seniors care
New project will improve safety and quality of care for residents of long-term and complex continuing care facilities in Ontario Mississauga/West Toronto, ON - Patient care for seniors in long-term or complex continuing care facilities will benefit from...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/canada-health-infoway-trillium-health-centre-and-patientordersetscom-collaborate-to-benefit-seniors-care
2011 News Releases
Province Invests in Electronic Tools to Improve Patient Care: Oswald
(Winnipeg, MB) - Manitoba is launching innovative electronic tools that make the health-care system work better for patients and health-care providers, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced today.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/province-invests-in-electronic-tools-to-improve-patient-care-oswald
2011 News Releases
mihealth™ Consumer Health Application Achieves Infoway Certification
Assures product built according to National privacy and security standards (Toronto, ON) - Canadians are one step closer to having secure access to their personal health records as mihealthTM achieves Infowaycertification, announced Richard...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/mihealth-consumer-health-application-achieves-infoway-certification
2011 News Releases
Canadian Faculties of Pharmacies to include effective use of information and communications technologies in curriculum
(Toronto, ON) - Better preparing pharmacy students to practice in modern, technology-enabled environments is the objective of a new initiative launched today by the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/canadian-faculties-of-pharmacies-to-include-effective-use-of-information-a-communications-technologies-in-curriculum
2011 News Releases
Infoway one of two organizations representing Canada at The Power of Open: A Global Discussion
Event coincides with Opening of United Nations Session (New York, NY) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today served as an example of how to foster innovation at an international event to celebrate the launch of The Open Government Partnership, an...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-one-of-two-organizations-representing-canada-at-the-power-of-open-a-global-discussion
2011 News Releases
Challenge to Accelerate Clinical Value using Technology Kicks Off
Over $1 million dollars available to be won (Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today launched its ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge, which will accelerate the use of innovative IT solutions with the potential to improve healthcare quality...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/challenge-to-accelerate-clinical-value-using-technology-kicks-off
2011 News Releases
Infoway Announces Clinical Council
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced today the formation of a new Clinical Council to provide advice on the organization's clinical engagement strategy and investments. The Council will be chaired by Dr. Michael Golbey, who is a practicing family...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-announces-clinical-council
2011 News Releases
Online patient records enhancing care for 2 million Ontarians
eHealth Ontario invests $5M in ClinicalConnect More people across the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) and Waterloo Wellington (WW) Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) now have access to better quality and more efficient health care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/online-patient-records-enhancing-care-for-2-million-ontarians
2011 News Releases
Infoway establishes Tech Watch Group to monitor and promote emerging technologies for health
Dennis Giokas to lead new focus for Infoway (Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) has established an Emerging Technology Group to identify and guide the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in health care innovation,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-establishes-tech-watch-group-to-monitor-and-promote-emerging-technologies-for-health
2011 News Releases
Infoway Challenge Sparks Innovations for Health Care
ImagineNation Ideas Challenge Winners Announced (Toronto, ON) - Imagine having your child's immunization record at the click of a mouse, as well as email alerts when they need a vaccination.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-challenge-sparks-innovations-for-health-care
2011 News Releases
Work begins on Ontario’s fourth and final diagnostic imaging repository
1.5 Million Patients to Benefit from Faster Test Results (Toronto, ON) - Work on Ontario’s fourth and largest diagnostic imaging repository is underway and will begin benefitting patients across the western parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/work-begins-on-ontarios-fourth-and-final-diagnostic-imaging-repository
2011 News Releases
Infoway Certification Services expands to include Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Certification supports drive toward trusted, interoperable EMRs (Toronto, ON) - Electronic Medical Record (EMR) certification has been added to Canada Health Infoway's (Infoway) certification services, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-certification-services-expands-to-include-electronic-medical-records-emr
2011 News Releases
Telehealth use in Canada grew by more than 35 per cent annually over the past 5 years: national study
Saved patients nearly 47 million km in travel last year (Toronto, ON) -With more than 5,700 telehealth systems in at least 1,175 communities across the country, Canada is a global leader in improving access to care by connecting patients and care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/telehealth-use-in-canada-grew-by-more-than-35-per-cent-annually-over-the-past-5-years-national-study
2011 News Releases
Education of next generation of nurses to include effective clinical use of information and communications technologies
(Toronto, ON) - A new initiative announced today by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) aims to prepare nursing students for practice in modern, technology-enabled clinical environments.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/education-of-next-generation-of-nurses-to-include-effective-clinical-use-of-information-and-communications-technologies
2011 News Releases
Connecting Electronic Health Information For GTA Residents
Delivering Faster, Smarter and More Coordinated Patient Care (Toronto, ON) - Work is underway to ensure health care providers will be able to share electronic health information for Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents, who represent 47 per cent of the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/connecting-electronic-health-information-for-gta-residents
2011 News Releases
Albertans get connected to reliable health information
Improved provincial wait times reporting website also back on-line (Edmonton, AB) - A new online health tool connecting Albertans to trusted health care information and services, other health tools and wellness management tips has been launched.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/albertans-get-connected-to-reliable-health-information
2011 News Releases
Wanted: Innovations that Improve Health Care using Information Technology
Infoway invites Canadian innovators to join first-ever results-based ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge (Stratford, ON) - Canadian innovators are invited to participate in the ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge announced Dr. Jennifer Zelmer, Senior Vice...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/wanted-innovations-that-improve-health-care-using-information-technology
2011 News Releases
Health Care Providers Form Working Group to Maximize Value of e-Prescribing
(Toronto, ON) - A new working group of clinicians from various disciplines will help shape the future of e-Prescribing in Canada, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/health-care-providers-form-working-group-to-maximize-value-of-e-prescribing
2011 News Releases
Canadians Asked How Health Care can be Improved with Information Technology
Imagine an innovative approach to make our health and health care better using information or communications technologies - what's your idea? (Toronto, ON) - Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today launched its ImagineNation Ideas Challenge, asking...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/canadians-asked-how-health-care-can-be-improved-with-information-technology
2011 News Releases
Province launches eChart Manitoba
(Winnipeg, MB) - Manitoba's electronic health-record system, known as eChart Manitoba, was launched today by Health Minister Theresa Oswald at Kildonan Medical Centre, the first site to implement the new system.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/province-launches-echart-manitoba
2011 News Releases
Canadian medical schools to strengthen training on effective clinical use of information and communications technologies
(Toronto, ON) - Better preparing medical students to practice in modern, technology-enabled, clinical environments is the aim of a new initiative launched today by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and Canada Health Infoway...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/canadian-medical-schools-to-strengthen-training-on-effective-clinical-use-of-information-a-communications-technologies
2011 News Releases
Communication needed for medication safety in Canada
National summit to address this important solution to patient safety (Toronto, ON) - A national summit was hosted today that will ultimately provide important solutions to improving communication and reducing preventable medication errors at transitions...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/communication-needed-for-medication-safety-in-canada
2011 News Releases
Infoway invests $380 million to help physicians and nurse practitioners implement electronic medical record (EMR) systems
(Toronto, ON) - With its newest investment program, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is funding Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in community-based practices and outpatient settings throughout Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/infoway-invests-380-million-to-help-physicians-and-nurse-practitioners-implement-electronic-medical-record-emr-systems
2011 News Releases
NEODIN Completes Northern Connections
(Sudbury, ON) - Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital, Timmins District Hospital and 22 other sites in Ontario's north have become the most recent hospitals to complete their integration to the Northern and Eastern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/neodin-completes-northern-connections
2011 News Releases
North Wellington Health Care, Groves Memorial Community Hospital, and Guelph General Hospital have connected to the DI-r: A Shared Diagnostic Imaging Archive to Enhance Patient Care
(Guelph, ON) - North Wellington Health Care, Groves Memorial Community Hospital, and Guelph General Hospital have joined the South Western Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Repository Network (SWODIN).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/north-wellington-health-care-groves-memorial-community-hospital-and-guelph-general-hospital-have-connected-to-the-di-r-a-shared-diagnostic-imaging-archive-to-enhance-patient-care
2011 News Releases
Core elements of electronic health records in place for almost half of Canadians
Benefits being realized across the country as a result of investments in EHRs (Toronto) - As a result of investments made by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and its jurisdictional partners, Infoway President and CEO, Richard Alvarez reports today that...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2011-news-releases/core-elements-of-electronic-health-records-in-place-for-almost-half-of-canadians
2010 News Releases
Cornwall Community Hospital - Advancing Health System Integration
December 9, 2010 (Cornwall, ON) Patients and physicians at Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) will soon benefit from quick access to electronic medical imaging test results through the Northern and Eastern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network (NEODIN) DI-r.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/cornwall-community-hospital-advancing-health-system-integration
2010 News Releases
Joseph Brant Memorial and St. Mary's General Hospital join Southwestern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network
December 8, 2010 (Burlington, ON) - Patients and physicians in Burlington and Kitchener are benefitting from quick access to electronic diagnostic images now that Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital have connected to the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/joseph-brant-memorial-and-st-marys-general-hospital-join-southwestern-ontario-diagnostic-imaging-network
2010 News Releases
Manitoba launches electronic medical record program
Funding available for swift implementation: Minister October 26, 2010 (Winnipeg, MB) - More Manitoba physicians will be able to make use of electronic medical records (EMR) to better manage patient information with the support of a new funding program,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/manitoba-launches-electronic-medical-record-program
2010 News Releases
Drug Information Systems to generate $436 million in benefits in 2010
October 6, 2010 (Toronto, ON) - Canada’s investments in drug information systems (DIS) will generate $436 million in cost savings and efficiencies in 2010, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway). The findings are...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/drug-information-systems-to-generate-436-million-in-benefits-in-2010
2010 News Releases
Southwestern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network marks historic milestone in South West and Erie St. Clair LHINs
October 7, 2010 (London, ON) - For the first time, all 26 hospital entities in the Erie St. Clair and South West Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) are now able to access filmless diagnostic images including x-rays, CT scans and MRIs.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/southwestern-ontario-diagnostic-imaging-network-marks-historic-milestone-in-south-west-and-erie-st-clair-lhins
2010 News Releases
Canada invests $500 million in electronic health record (EHR) systems with a focus on physicians and nurse practitioners across Canada
September 27, 2010 (Toronto, ON) - Canadian physicians and nurse practitioners will benefit from a $500 million investment made by the Government of Canada in Budget 2010, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO of Canada Health Infoway (Infoway).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/canada-invests-500-million-in-electronic-health-record-ehr-systems-with-a-focus-on-physicians-and-nurse-practitioners-across-canada
2010 News Releases
Hôpital Montfort and Bruyère Continuing Care connect to diagnostic imaging network
September 1, 2010 (Ottawa, ON) - Physicians at Hôpital Montfort and Bruyère Continuing Care are now easily accessing and sharing medical imaging test results with other hospitals connected to the Northern and Eastern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/hopital-montfort-and-bruyere-continuing-care-connect-to-diagnostic-imaging-network
2010 News Releases
Brockville General Hospital Connected to Diagnostic Imaging System
August 4, 2010 (Markham, ON) - Brockville General Hospital (BGH) has connected to the Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Repository Services (HDIRS), a system that provides centralized storage of diagnostic images, such as X-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/brockville-general-hospital-connected-to-diagnostic-imaging-system
2010 News Releases
Graham W. S. Scott, CM, QC, named new Chair of Canada Health Infoway's Board of Directors
August 3, 2010 (Montreal, QC) - Graham W. S. Scott, CM, QC, has been appointed Chair of Canada Health Infoway's Board of Directors, announced Richard Alvarez, Infoway's President and Chief Executive Officer.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/graham-w-s-scott-cm-qc-named-new-chair-of-canada-health-infoways-board-of-directors
2010 News Releases
UHN establishes first telepathology system in Ontario
New system connects UHN pathologists to Northern Ontario communities over the Internet July 21, 2010 (Toronto, ON) - Physicians in three Northern Ontario communities are now virtually linked at all times to pathology specialists at University Health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/uhn-establishes-first-telepathology-system-in-ontario
2010 News Releases
St. Michael’s Hospital connected to Diagnostic Imaging System
July 7, 2010 (Markham, ON) – St. Michael’s Hospital has connected to the Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Repository Services (HDIRS) system that provides centralized storage of diagnostic images, such as X-rays and ultrasounds.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/st-michaels-hospital-connected-to-diagnostic-imaging-system
2010 News Releases
Infoway Certification Services expands to include Diagnostic Imaging, Drug Information Systems
'Infoway Certified' assures products meet pan-Canadian standards July 5, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) has added diagnostic imaging and drug information systems to its pre-implementation Certification Services. Health information...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/infoway-certification-services-expands-to-include-diagnostic-imaging-drug-information-systems
2010 News Releases
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre connects to diagnostic imaging network
June 22, 2010 (Thunder Bay, ON) - Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and 11 allied sites are now sending patient information to the Northern and Eastern Diagnostic Imaging Network (NEODIN), a repository of medical images and associated...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/thunder-bay-regional-health-sciences-centre-connects-to-diagnostic-imaging-network
2010 News Releases
MUHC brings "house calls" into the 21st century
Televisit is a new high-tech system that allows healthcare workers to conduct ‘virtual visits’ to patients June 15, 2010 (Montreal, QC) – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the RUIS McGill are proud to announce the integration of telehealth...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/muhc-brings-qhouse-callsq-into-the-21st-century
2010 News Releases
Ottawa Valley hospitals join diagnostic imaging repository as part of region’s eHealth strategy
June 15, 2010 (Pembroke, ON) – Dr. Thomas Hurley, Chief of Emergency at Pembroke Regional Hospital, is finding benefits in a new information system now available to the hospitals in the upper Ottawa Valley.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/ottawa-valley-hospitals-join-diagnostic-imaging-repository-as-part-of-regions-ehealth-strategy
2010 News Releases
Norfolk General Hospital joins Southwestern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network
June 9, 2010 (Simcoe, ON) – Patients and physicians in Norfolk County are benefitting from quick access to electronic diagnostic images now that Norfolk General Hospital has connected to the Southwestern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network (SWODIN), the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/norfolk-general-hospital-joins-southwestern-ontario-diagnostic-imaging-network
2010 News Releases
GNWT continues roll-out of electronic health records
June 7, 2010 (Yellowknife, NWT) – Residents of the Beaufort-Delta are the newest beneficiaries of electronic access to medical information, as the Government of the Northwest Territories continues its roll-out of the interoperable Electronic Health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/gnwt-continues-roll-out-of-electronic-health-records
2010 News Releases
Community pharmacies to be linked with launch of provincial Pharmacy Network
May 26, 2010 (St. John’s, NL) – Newfoundland and Labrador has officially begun connecting community pharmacies to the provincial Pharmacy Network, the Honourable Jerome Kennedy, Minister of Health and Community Services announced today.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/community-pharmacies-to-be-linked-with-launch-of-provincial-pharmacy-network
2010 News Releases
Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital joins diagnostic imaging network
May 5, 2010 (Alexandria, ON) – The Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital is taking an important step towards providing improved access to medical specialties in the community by joining the Northern and Eastern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network (NEODIN).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/hopital-glengarry-memorial-hospital-joins-diagnostic-imaging-network
2010 News Releases
Deep River and District Hospital joins diagnostic imaging network
April 28, 2010 (Deep River, ON) – The Deep River and District Hospital is taking an important step towards providing improved access to medical specialties in the community by joining the Northern and Eastern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network (NEODIN).
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/deep-river-and-district-hospital-joins-diagnostic-imaging-network
2010 News Releases
Telehealth in Newfoundland and Labrador exceeds expectations
Number of ‘virtual’ consultations four times higher than originally projected April 27, 2010 (St. John’s, NL) – Efforts to connect patients from remote communities to specialists far away have resulted in 8,601 virtual consultations in the past five...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/telehealth-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-exceeds-expectations
2010 News Releases
Mobile teleophthalmology project brings cutting edge retinal screening technology to rural and remote First Nations communities on Vancouver Island
April 16, 2010 (Victoria, B.C.) - Vancouver Island residents living in 51 rural and remote First Nations communities who are at high risk of developing diseases of the retina related to diabetes are benefitting from a new mobile retinal screening...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/mobile-teleophthalmology-project-brings-cutting-edge-retinal-screening-technology-to-rural-and-remote-first-nations-communities-on-vancouver-island
2010 News Releases
Three Ottawa-area hospitals connect to Diagnostic Imaging Network
February 25, 2010 Ottawa (ON) - On February 24th 2010, Queensway Carleton Hospital became the first hospital in the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) to start sending patient information to the Northern and Eastern Ontario Diagnostic...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/three-ottawa-area-hospitals-connect-to-diagnostic-imaging-network
2010 News Releases
Wound care teleassistance: unique in Canada
February 17, 2010 (Sherbrooke, QC) – A new service is being launched today: wound care teleassistance, also known as téléassistance en soins de plaies (TASP). With this service a nurse can use a camera to film her patient’s wound, while at the same time...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/wound-care-teleassistance-unique-in-canada
2010 News Releases
NWT implements interoperable Electronic Health Record
January 22, 2010 (Yellowknife, NWT) – Residents of the Northwest Territories and the health professionals who care for them will soon benefit from electronic access to medical information such as lab results as the territory rolls out the first release...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/news/2010-news-releases/nwt-implements-interoperable-electronic-health-record
Upcoming Events
HIMSS 2025 Global Health Conference
Infoway is pleased to collaborate with the HIMSS 2025 Global Health Conference, where attendees will hear firsthand from industry leaders, leading edge researchers and digital disruptors on a variety of topics such as health system transformation,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/events/upcoming-events/himss-2025-global-health-conference
Upcoming Events
Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada: Specialty Pharmacy Summit
Infoway is pleased to participate in Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Specialty Pharmacy Summit. This two-day annual conference will be joined by experts and influencers from across the specialty pharmacy sector, exploring and defining the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/events/upcoming-events/neighbourhood-pharmacy-association-of-canada-specialty-pharmacy-summit-3
Webinars
Webinar: 2024 National Survey of Canadian Physicians
Last month, we published the results from the 2024 National Survey of Canadian Physicians, which generated insights on the integration of digital health and information technologies across clinical settings in Canada.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/webinar-2024-national-survey-of-canadian-physicians
Webinars
2023 Canadian Survey of Nurses: Digital Health & Information Technologies in Practice
Join us for a webinar to learn more about frontline nursing experience with digital health and information technologies in practice and the upcoming trends and observed impacts of these technologies from a health informatics perspective.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/2023-canadian-survey-of-nurses-digital-health-information-technologies-in-practice
Webinars
2023 Canadian Digital Health Survey Webinar Series: Patient Access to their Health Information
Join us for the first session in our 2023 Canadian Digital Health Survey Webinar Series, as we explore the latest insights about patient access to their health information.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/2023-canadian-digital-health-survey-webinar-series-patient-access-to-their-health-information
Webinars
Care Coordination and Collaboration in the Canadian Health Care System
In this bilingual* webinar, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) will join us to discuss the results from the 2022 Commonwealth Fund Survey and the 2022 Canadian Digital Health Survey: What Canadians Think.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/care-coordination-and-collaboration-in-the-canadian-health-care-system
Webinars
2022 Canadian Digital Health Survey Results: What Canadians Think
Infoway conducts the annual Canadian Digital Health Survey to gain insights into Canadians’ attitudes and perceptions about digital health. It is the cornerstone of our research and analytics function. The Canadian Digital Health Survey 2022 heard from...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/2022-canadian-digital-health-survey-results-what-canadians-think
Webinars
Webinar: Advancing Pan-Canadian Interoperability
Infoway is working with our partners to advance pan-Canadian interoperability — the ability of data to flow seamlessly across the health care continuum, ensuring that different systems can consistently and securely share data, like patient health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/webinar-advancing-pan-canadian-interoperability
Webinars
Webinar: Virtual Care Evaluation Methods
Join Infoway, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies (CADTH), and Queen's University for a webinar to learn about two recent projects in virtual care evaluation.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/webinar-virtual-care-evaluation-methods
Webinars
AI Governance: Structures, Roles & Responsibilities for Health Care Delivery Organizations and Teams Beginning Their AI Journey
Join us as we take a deep dive into Module 6 of Infoway's "Toolkit for Implementers of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care." We provide a comprehensive look at some of the main components of an AI governance framework, including people, policies and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/ai-governance-structures-roles-responsibilities-for-health-care-delivery-organizations-and-teams-beginning-their-ai-journey
Webinars
Understanding Key Risks of AI in Health Care for Health Care Delivery Organizations and Teams Beginning Their AI Journey
Missed the webinar or want to watch it again? Stay tuned for the recording — check back here soon. Join us as we take a deep dive into Module 2 of Infoway's "Toolkit for Implementers of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care." We will provide an...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/understanding-key-risks-of-ai-in-health-care-for-health-care-delivery-organizations-and-teams-beginning-their-ai-journey-2
Webinars
Identifying Strategic Opportunities and Investments in AI for Health Care Delivery Organizations and Teams Beginning Their AI Journey
Join us as we take a deep dive into Module 4 of Infoway's "Toolkit for Implementers of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care." We will discuss how to create a general roadmap for identifying strategic opportunities for investment in AI projects in the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/identifying-strategic-opportunities-and-investments-in-ai-for-health-care-delivery-organizations-and-teams-beginning-their-ai-journey
Webinars
Emerging Regulation of AI for Health Care Delivery Organizations and Teams Beginning Their AI Journey
Join us as we take a deep dive into Module 3 of Infoway's "Toolkit for Implementers of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care." We will provide an overview of the regulatory landscape in Canada related to data use and AI, including how privacy laws are...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/emerging-regulation-of-ai-for-health-care-delivery-organizations-and-teams-beginning-their-ai-journey
Webinars
An Introduction to AI in Health Care for Health Care Delivery Organizations and Teams Beginning Their AI Journey
A deep dive into Module 1 of Infoway's "Toolkit for Implementers of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care". We will introduce AI, examine its fundamentals and explore current discussions about AI generally, and in the health sector specifically.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/an-introduction-to-ai-in-health-care-for-health-care-delivery-organizations-and-teams-beginning-their-ai-journey
Webinars
Briefing Session: pan-Canadian Interoperability Specifications
The increasing virtualization of care as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgency to address barriers to digital health, including the key area of interoperability. Extensive consultations have identified patient summaries as an...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/briefing-session-pan-canadian-interoperability-specifications
Webinars
Canadians’ Health Care Experiences in 2021
Join Infoway and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) for a webinar November 18 at 1 p.m. ET to learn more about two recent studies — Infoway's Canadian Digital Health Survey 2021 and CCSA's Considerations for Virtual Services and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/webinars/canadians-health-care-experiences-in-2021
Digital Health
Infoway’s Projectathon 2023: Running the Race in Partnership
Projectathons can be considered connectivity test marathons for specific projects. Like athletic marathons, they take planning, dedication, preparation and perseverance to succeed.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/infoway-s-projectathon-2023-running-the-race-in-partnership
Digital Health
Infoway’s Projectathon 2023: Building Blocks towards Connected Care
We're collaborating with our stakeholders to help ensure the health system is connected, equitable and sustainable. Learn more about our recent Projectathon and why it's an important building block towards connected care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/infoway-s-projectathon-2023-building-blocks-towards-connected-care
Digital Health
World Health Day 2023 — Health for All, by All
Help celebrate the World Health Organization’s 75th anniversary and learn more about the public health successes during the last seven decades and the action needed to tackle the health challenges of today — and tomorrow.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/world-health-day-2023-health-for-all-by-all
Digital Health
Four Things Patient Partners Want You to Know
Patient partners play an essential role in health system transformation as advisors, collaborators, advocates and more. We recently caught up with four patient partners for a discussion about the perspectives and experiences that patients, families and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/four-things-patient-partners-want-you-to-know
Digital Health
Patient Access to Their Health Information — How Far Have We Come?
To enable more patients to access their health information electronically, we need to keep collaborating across the health ecosystem to ensure that different parts of the health system can talk to each other.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/patient-access-to-their-health-information-how-far-have-we-come
Digital Health
Reflecting on Partnerships and Connections in Care
At the 2022 Infoway Partnership Conference, the digital health community came together to discuss how to help drive digital health forward. Learn more about one of the main themes that emerged.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/reflecting-on-partnerships-and-connections-in-care
Digital Health
Digital Health Week 2022 — Celebrating Connected Care
Digital health improves the patient experience, improves the clinician experience and helps us realize health system efficiencies.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/digital-health-week-2022-celebrating-connected-care
Digital Health
Moving Forward through Reconciliation and Relationality
Hear from an Indigenous owned public relations agency about an Indigenous research methodology and learn more about what it means to move forward through reconciliation and relationality.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/moving-forward-through-reconciliation-and-relationality
Digital Health
How Privacy Enables Interoperability
In this blog post we delve into the role privacy plays in the creation of interoperable health systems. Read it now to find out why privacy considerations are an enabler for health system interoperability, rather than a barrier to it.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/how-privacy-enables-interoperability
Digital Health
Collaborating to Make Health Care More Digital
Read about Infoway’s achievements during 2021-2022, and our collaborations with governments, health care organizations, clinicians, patients and others to make health care in Canada more digital.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/collaborating-to-make-health-care-more-digital
Digital Health
Connection and Collaboration at the First Canadian Projectathon
While it’s important interoperable health systems and solutions “speak the same language,” the people using them need common understanding as well. Learn how collaborative activities, like the first pan-Canadian Projectathon, can help.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/connection-and-collaboration-at-the-first-canadian-projectathon
Digital Health
Collaborating to Modernize Canada’s Organ Donation and Transplantation Systems
CIHI and Infoway are co-leading a project that will modernize Canada’s ODT data management and performance reporting systems. Learn how this initiative will improve consistency and quality of ODT data across Canada and expand its use for decision-making.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/collaborating-to-modernize-canada-s-organ-donation-and-transplantation-systems
Digital Health
World Health Day 2022: Our Planet, Our Health
The theme of World Health Day 2022 is Our Planet, Our Health. As COVID-19 restrictions ease across the country and the promise of spring gives us hope that better days are coming, this year’s World Health Day theme is especially relevant.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/world-health-day-2022-our-planet-our-health
Digital Health
Building an AI Future with a Toolkit for Implementers
Implementing AI is a unique challenge compared to other health care innovations. And so, Infoway has developed the “Toolkit for Implementers of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care.”
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/building-an-ai-future-with-a-toolkit-for-implementers
Digital Health
Digital Health Week 2021: Celebrating All Things Digital Health!
Digital Health Week is an annual celebration of the cumulative progress that we have all made in providing a safer, more accessible and efficient health system for patients, families, caregivers and providers.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/digital-health-week-2021-celebrating-all-things-digital-health
Digital Health
Curbing Climate Change with Virtual Care
As the world examines the outcomes of COP26 and the ongoing climate emergency, many of us working in health care are reminded that the health sector itself is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Learn how virtual care can help contribute to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/curbing-climate-change-with-virtual-care
Digital Health
The Importance of Standards in Health Care
Join us in celebrating World Standards Day and learn more about the digital health standards that Infoway releases, which provide the technical nuts and bolts that drive interoperability in Canadian health care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/the-importance-of-standards-in-health-care
Digital Health
Celebrating 20 Years of Progress
2021 marks Infoway’s 20th anniversary — a significant milestone for our organization. While we have made tremendous progress in digital health over the past 20 years, there is still more work to be done to ensure that Canadians have the health system...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/celebrating-20-years-of-progress
Digital Health
Privacy Legislation Reform in Canada
Increasing use of technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the introduction of new contact tracing applications and discussions around vaccine passports, raised new and highlighted existing privacy considerations this past year. As the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/privacy-legislation-reform-in-canada
Digital Health
Integration of ICNP into SNOMED CT Brings Voice to Nursing Practice
The 2020 agreement between SNOMED International and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) is an opportunity to highlight the clinical work of nursing. The ICN is a federation of more than 130 national nurses’ associations worldwide. Under the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/integration-of-icnp-into-snomed-ct-brings-voice-to-nursing-practice
Digital Health
Digital Health Week: 2020
I think it’s fair to say that 2020 hasn’t been what anyone expected — particularly for health care. But while this year has brought immense challenges to the health system, it has also served to highlight the progress we’ve made in implementing digital...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/digital-health-week-2020
Digital Health
We Love our Online Devices — now It’s Time to Show Them We Care
Fall is often a time when we think about new starts and new beginnings. Like many parents, I have a stepson starting university. As a security professional, I worry about an online world that has become even more “virtualized” as a result of COVID-19....
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/we-love-our-online-devices-now-it-s-time-to-show-them-we-care
Digital Health
How Standards Protect our Planet
World Standards Day (October 14) recognizes the collaborative efforts of experts across the globe to develop the standards underpinning our work in digital health. This year, the fragility of our human, health and environmental systems feels...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/how-standards-protect-our-planet
Digital Health
Interoperability on FHIR
Whether you’re a physician sending diagnostic imaging across the country or a patient checking lab results on a smartphone, it’s essential that different health information systems and devices can talk to each other. This mutually intelligible flow of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/interoperability-on-fhir
Digital Health
How One Parser Enables Interoperability for Cancer Care
If there is a universal truth about health care, it’s this: there are a lot of forms. However, not all of them are created equal. Often, the data captured is static — it can’t be independently shared or queried.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/how-one-parser-enables-interoperability-for-cancer-care
Digital Health
Connecting Canadians Through Health Care Innovation
We are pleased to publish our 2019-2020 Annual Report – Connecting Canadians Through Health Care Innovation . I hope you will take some time to review it to learn about the collective progress we’ve made across the country to improve Canadians’ access...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/connecting-canadians-through-health-care-innovation
Digital Health
Telepathology in Canada
When disease is suspected, how long does it take a patient to go from biopsy to diagnosis and treatment plan? It depends where you live. Across Canada, it can take anywhere from days, weeks, or months.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/telepathology-in-canada
Digital Health
World Health Day 2020: Gratitude and Service
The World Health Organization (WHO) established World Health Day in 1948 to raise awareness of the importance of health. On this World Health Day, that simple message – health is important – has never been more relevant.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/world-health-day-2020-gratitude-and-service
Digital Health
Standards Community Responds Quickly to COVID-19 Crisis with New Concepts and Terms
Health care organizations need the ability to share health information consistently and efficiently, and the current COVID-19 public health emergency illustrates why.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/standards-community-responds-quickly-to-covid-19-crisis-with-new-concepts-and-terms
Digital Health
Digital Health and COVID-19
Much of the world’s attention since we began the new decade has been focused on the identification and spread of the Coronavirus, now known as COVID-19. While the World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet declared it a global pandemic, the virus has...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/digital-health-and-covid-19
Digital Health
Collaborating to Improve Access to Care for Canadians
Canadians want better access to health care and services and they are keen to go online, from their mobile phones or other devices, to view lab test results and other personal health information.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/collaborating-to-improve-access-to-care-for-canadians
Digital Health
Transforming the Patient Experience with Telehomecare
Telehomecare is enabling more Canadians to receive care at home, transforming the patient experience and helping to improve their quality of life by avoiding hospital stays and trips to the emergency department. It has also saved a significant amount of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/transforming-the-patient-experience-with-telehomecare
Digital Health
The Unintended Consequences of Health Care Advances
The past several decades have seen tremendous advances in medical care. As a society, we often celebrate these results and applaud how innovation has improved our health and our lives overall. But what is often overlooked are the unintended — and often...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/the-unintended-consequences-of-health-care-advances
Digital Health
“Axe the Fax” – Pharmacist Discusses Efficiency and Reliability with PrescribeIT
This blog post builds upon a conversation with pharmacist Abhay Patel during our PrescribeIT ® panel webinar on March 28, 2019.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/axe-the-fax-pharmacist-discusses-efficiency-and-reliability-with-prescribeit
Digital Health
Click here to Accept – but what are we Unknowingly Giving Away?
Do you regularly fill out quizzes or subscribe to apps that track and collect details about your health or wellness habits? If so, you’ve likely clicked “agree” without actually reading what you are agreeing to — and you are not alone.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/click-here-to-accept-but-what-are-we-unknowingly-giving-away
Digital Health
Patients Need Access to their Health Information
I’ve been a practising physician for 10 years and, as a clinician, I’ve always understood the importance of giving patients access to their health information. A recent experience helped me see things from the patient’s point of view, making me even...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/patients-need-access-to-their-health-information
Digital Health
Emboldening Meaningful Use of EMRs in Canada
In our previous post we highlighted a leading insight from the 2018 Canadian Physician Survey where 92 per cent of family physicians who use six to nine EMR functionalities stated that they ‘provide more efficient health care with electronic records.’...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/emboldening-meaningful-use-of-emrs-in-canada
Digital Health
Advanced Users of EMRs Achieve Greater Efficiencies
Physicians are extremely busy. That’s why it’s important to identify solutions that can increase efficiency. One such solution is meaningful use of electronic medical records (EMR) — physicians that use more advanced functionalities in their EMR report...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/advanced-users-of-emrs-achieve-greater-efficiencies
Digital Health
It’s Time for Digital Tools to Change the Face of Health Care
As a practicing physician it is imperative that my day-to-day effort is focused on providing the best patient care possible. Unfortunately, much of my time is spent on administrative duties. The bulk of the paperwork on my desk each day is communication...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/it-s-time-for-digital-tools-to-change-the-face-of-health-care
Digital Health
Early PrescribeIT® Adopter Talks Benefits to Clinic Workflow, Staff and Patients
This blog post builds upon a conversation with Dr. Neil Naik during our PrescribeIT® panel webinar on March 28, 2019. Eighty-five per cent of family physicians now use electronic medical records (EMRs). This has laid the groundwork for a further...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/early-prescribeit-adopter-talks-benefits-to-clinic-workflow-staff-and-patients
Digital Health
Unsecure Data has no Place in the Health System
In our comprehensive health system, patients work with a myriad of health care professionals to meet their specific needs. Physicians, pharmacists, hospitals and personal support workers, to name a few, all contribute to a patient’s holistic care....
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/unsecure-data-has-no-place-in-the-health-system
Digital Health
Why it’s Time to Retire the Fax Machine and Consider PrescribeIT™
As physicians, we constantly look for ways to improve our practice, including staying up-to-date on the latest research, guidelines and best practices to ensure we offer our patients the best care available. Part of this also includes making sure our...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/why-it-s-time-to-retire-the-fax-machine-and-consider-prescribeit
Digital Health
Closing the Circle of Patient Care
Physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other clinicians all play an important role in patient care. In the current landscape of the health care system, providers far too often operate in silos. Despite this recognition, we still haven’t fully...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/closing-the-circle-of-patient-care
Digital Health
LOINC Celebrates 25 Years of Helping to Aid Diagnostic Decision Making
Follow @lindamonico On February 16, Canada joins the Regenstrief Institute in celebrating 25 years of LOINC®. It’s an unprecedented success in pursuing laboratory and clinical data exchange, and though you may not know it, you’re benefiting from LOINC.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/loinc-celebrates-25-years-of-helping-to-aid-diagnostic-decision-making
Digital Health
Digital Health is a Crucial Pillar of the Future of Family Practice in Canada
As the health care needs of Canadian families evolve, structures providing care, such as primary care, must evolve accordingly. The Patient`s Medical Home (PMH) is the vision for the future of family practice presented by the College of Family...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/digital-health-is-a-crucial-pillar-of-the-future-of-family-practice-in-canada
Digital Health
Turning Hype into Value: IHE’s Important Role
In my digital health work here in Canada and around the world, I regularly hear the ill-framed, but nonetheless pertinent question, “With the rising popularity of FHIR, what is the role for IHE?” This question is pertinent because of how much hype...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/turning-hype-into-value-ihe-s-important-role
Digital Health
Precision Medicine Requires Precision Communication and Precision Language
For as long as I have been working in health care, I have been hearing, reading and/or discussing the need for disparate IT and health care solutions to talk to each other — to communicate and share information.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/precision-medicine-requires-precision-communication-and-precision-language
Digital Health
e-Prescribing Improves Patient Safety Over Emailed and Auto-faxed Prescriptions
Email, auto-fax and e-prescribing — one of these methods of prescribing is not like the other. While on the surface, emailed and auto-faxed prescriptions may look the same as e-prescribing, there's a big difference between them when it comes to patient...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/e-prescribing-improves-patient-safety-over-emailed-and-auto-faxed-prescriptions
Digital Health
14% of Canadians Have Lost or Damaged a Prescription — and This Comes at a Cost
Prescriptions for medication are a regular part of the lives of most Canadians. A recent survey conducted by Nielsen and commissioned by Infoway found that 65 per cent of Canadians aged 18 and over have obtained a prescription in the past two years,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/14-of-canadians-have-lost-or-damaged-a-prescription-and-this-comes-at-a-cost
Digital Health
Medication Non-adherence: Exploring the Tension Between Patient Safety and Patient Autonomy
It may be a surprising stat to some, but roughly 30 per cent of prescriptions generated in Canada by prescribers for their patients go unfilled.1 Reasons range from prescriptions that are lost or damaged, to the cost of the medications, to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/medication-non-adherence-exploring-the-tension-between-patient-safety-and-patient-autonomy
Digital Health
e-Prescribing Can Provide Some Much-needed Peace of Mind
I recently had an appointment with a specialist and she provided me with a prescription and booked a follow-up appointment in a month to check whether the medication was working. She also mentioned that sometimes the medication takes a good two weeks to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/e-prescribing-can-provide-some-much-needed-peace-of-mind
Digital Health
Telehomecare: Receiving High Marks from Patients while Providing Significant Value for the Health Care System
Over the past decade, Infoway has been investing in telehomecare (also known as remote patient monitoring or RPM) programs in Canada, delivering health services to patients in the comfort of their own home.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/telehomecare-receiving-high-marks-from-patients-while-providing-significant-value-for-the-health-care-system
Digital Health
Investments in Foundational Electronic Health Record Systems are Paying Off: Part Two of Two
As I mentioned in Part One of this blog post, Infoway recently released the results of a pan-Canadian study about the value of connected health information. Connected Health Information in Canada: A Benefits Evaluation Study , found that the growing use...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/investments-in-foundational-electronic-health-record-systems-are-paying-off-part-two-of-two
Digital Health
Acute Care Utilization Rates Drastically Decrease for Home Health Monitoring Patients on Vancouver Island
At Island Health, we believe in assessing the value of the projects we undertake, and I was brought on to Island Health’s Home Health Monitoring (HHM) team to help evaluate the program and produce a report measuring the program’s overall success. One of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/acute-care-utilization-rates-drastically-decrease-for-home-health-monitoring-patients-on-vancouver-island
Digital Health
How Connected is Your Health Information?
What does connected health information mean to you? For me, it means that when I show up at my upcoming medical appointment with my midwife who is managing my pregnancy, she can see my latest lab test results to make sure my iron and glucose levels are...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/how-connected-is-your-health-information
Digital Health
EMRs Have Become Essential Tools for Physicians
We live in the age of information. Medicine in particular is experiencing a rapid expansion of the volume of knowledge 1 , and physicians must manage this information efficiently to care effectively for their patients.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/emrs-have-become-essential-tools-for-physicians
Digital Health
Patient Advisor: Reflections on Partnership Conference
I first became involved in patient/health advocacy when I became an accidental advocate for my brother, who was dying from cancer. Following this, I was an advocate for my father when he was dying from cancer. My advocacy became a full time job and a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/patient-advisor-reflections-on-partnership-conference
Digital Health
A Patient Partner’s Reflections on the Infoway Partnership Conference
As one of the patient partners awarded a scholarship to attend this Patients Included conference, I was very grateful and pleased to be able to bring a patient lens to the event. We were warmly included and appreciated at the Partnership Conference....
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/a-patient-partner-s-reflections-on-the-infoway-partnership-conference
Digital Health
Telehomecare Enables Patients to Become Their Own Change Agents
If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be remotely monitoring patients with chronic diseases using smart devices in the comfort of their homes I would never have believed you.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/telehomecare-enables-patients-to-become-their-own-change-agents
Digital Health
Patient Portals Enable Proactive — Rather Than Reactive — Health Care
My experience with eHealth Saskatchewan’s Citizen Health Information Portal (CHIP) began in the spring of 2016. A request went out to residents of Saskatchewan to sign on to the pilot project; I did, and became one of the initial 1,000 participants.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/patient-portals-enable-proactive-rather-than-reactive-health-care
Digital Health
Digital Health Can Enable Better Health Outcomes
Posted on November 13, 2017 by Nancy Lefebre With an important focus in health care on person- and family-centered care, the move towards technology seems common-sense. People are using technology to make their lives easier. We have heard time and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/digital-health-can-enable-better-health-outcomes
Digital Health
EMR Adoption in Canada on the Rise
Six years ago when I began my role at Infoway, adoption of electronic medial records among primary care practices in Canada was at 56 per cent. In the next two years, through partnerships and collaboration we established a growing body of evidence...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/emr-adoption-in-canada-on-the-rise
Digital Health
Telehomecare: Remote Data Monitoring Can Promote Self-Management of Health
So what is telehomecare and what does it do? Telehomecare is a remote monitoring system where a patient, with a specific, identified chronic disease is set up in their home with monitoring devices such as an electronic tablet, blood pressure cuff,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/telehomecare-remote-data-monitoring-can-promote-self-management-of-health
Digital Health
e-Prescribing: Safety. Quality. Both.
I’m looking forward to e-prescribing for the convenience and efficiency, but also for the potential enhancements in quality and safety.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/e-prescribing-safety-quality-both
Digital Health
One Quarter of Canadians Using Connected Objects to Track their Health and Well-being
Internet of Things refers to connected objects that have a variety of uses and a capacity to communicate and transfer data.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/one-quarter-of-canadians-using-connected-objects-to-track-their-health-and-well-being
Digital Health
Navigating the Realities of Citizens’ Access to their Heath Information: Direct Access to Laboratory Results in Canada
Across the world, citizen’s access to their own health information through secure online tools are becoming a hallmark of modernized health care systems and a catalyst for advancing access to health services and person-centered models of care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/navigating-the-realities-of-citizens-access-to-their-heath-information-direct-access-to-laboratory-results-in-canada
Digital Health
Remote Patient Care = Fewer Hospital Stays
Remote patient care (RPC) is just one digital health innovation that is transforming the delivery of health care in Canada. Infoway recently released a new whiteboard animation that explores the benefits of RPC (also known as remote patient monitoring...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/remote-patient-care-fewer-hospital-stays
Research
Clinicians and Digital Health Leaders Say Driving Interoperability Forward is a High Priority for Canada
The valuable insights we gathered from our recent study will help Infoway and our partners overcome interoperability challenges so patients, clinicians and our health system can realize the benefits of more connected care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/research/clinicians-and-digital-health-leaders-say-driving-interoperability-forward-is-a-high-priority-for-canada
Research
Infoway Insights: An Innovative Way to Learn About Digital Health
Infoway has conducted annual surveys of Canadians for many years, to gauge awareness, attitudes, use and adoption of digital health. Learn how our Infoway Insights website makes this research more accessible to health system stakeholders.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/research/infoway-insights-an-innovative-way-to-learn-about-digital-health
Research
Our Ideal Future Starts Today: World Health Day 2021
Follow @12Maloney Each year, April 7 marks World Health Day. With the past year marked by the global struggle against COVID-19, the occasion has never been more significant. The pandemic’s impact has been devastating and swift; not one person or nation...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/research/our-ideal-future-starts-today-world-health-day-2021
Research
Promising Increase in the Use of Virtual Care Technologies by Canadian Nurses
Nurses comprise the largest proportion of Canada’s health care providers. The most recent data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)’s Nursing in Canada, 2019 survey reveals that the regulated nursing workforce grew by 1.9 per cent...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/research/promising-increase-in-the-use-of-virtual-care-technologies-by-canadian-nurses
Research
Environmentally Sustainable Health Care
What happens when a pandemic meets a heat wave? It’s a question that many jurisdictions are asking themselves this summer, weighing the need for emergency cooling centres against the continued need for physical distancing. This intersection between...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/research/environmentally-sustainable-health-care
Research
Patient Access to their Health Information is Growing — but there is Still Work to be Done
In 2014 Infoway published “ Understanding the Gap Between Desire for and Use of Consumer Health Solutions .” This analysis revealed that while eight in 10 Canadians wanted access to their personal health information, only four per cent had accessed it...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/research/patient-access-to-their-health-information-is-growing-but-there-is-still-work-to-be-done
Patient Perspectives
Driving Digital Health Literacy
With more digital health tools and services, it can be difficult to know where to start. As we look beyond the pandemic, it’s clear that digital health literacy skills are becoming indispensable for patients, families and caregivers.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/driving-digital-health-literacy
Patient Perspectives
How the Digital Health Learning Program Can Support Essential Care Partners
This week is Canadian Patient Safety Week! Led by Healthcare Excellence Canada, this annual campaign aims to inspire extraordinary improvement in patient safety and quality. This year’s theme is, “Who knows? Essential Care Partners do.”
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/how-the-digital-health-learning-program-can-support-essential-care-partners
Patient Perspectives
Modernizing Prescribing Practices to Improve Patient Care
As I enter my “prime” years of life (yes, the sixties), I find myself needing a few more prescriptions than in the past. At my last annual physical, my doctor gave me a handwritten prescription, which I quickly lost somewhere between the car and my...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/modernizing-prescribing-practices-to-improve-patient-care
Patient Perspectives
Supporting Patients’ Digital Health Literacy
Physical distancing, social circles, contact tracing, R0 numbers…over the past few months, we’ve adapted quickly to a wide range of new terms and concepts in order to stay healthy. For many Canadians, this information is largely new, the COVID-19...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/supporting-patients-digital-health-literacy
Patient Perspectives
Engaged Patients Part II: Engaged Patients and Virtual Care
It’s a brave new world in health care. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Canadians have turned increasingly to virtual care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/engaged-patients-part-ii-engaged-patients-and-virtual-care
Patient Perspectives
Meet the Engaged Patients
How involved are you in making decisions and taking action to improve your health and wellness? How confident do you feel navigating the health system?
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/meet-the-engaged-patients
Patient Perspectives
Website Helps Canadians Understand Pathology Reports
Have you ever received a pathology report from your doctor and wondered what everything meant? Did you go home and Google the medical terms? Were you frustrated that you couldn’t find what you were looking for, or that everything seemed to be intended...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/website-helps-canadians-understand-pathology-reports
Virtual Care
Taking the Journey Towards Equitable Virtual Care
Virtual care is one way we can expand safe access to care. But like every health service, virtual care needs to be equitable: matched to the person it’s serving, and not limited by social and digital determinants of health.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/taking-the-journey-towards-equitable-virtual-care
Virtual Care
Cybersecurity Tips for Virtual Visits
Throughout the pandemic, Canadians have been spending more time online. While the internet has helped us stay connected to each other and our health care providers, it’s important to make sure that we’re staying safe and secure.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/cybersecurity-tips-for-virtual-visits
Virtual Care
Virtual Care is Here to Stay
Virtual care is here to stay. According to the 2021 National Survey of Canadian Physicians , 94 per cent of respondents are currently using virtual care, and almost all of them plan to use virtual care after the pandemic ends. What’s more, 64 per cent...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/virtual-care-is-here-to-stay
Virtual Care
Delivering on the Promise of Virtual Care
Follow @MGreenonHealth While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of virtual care across Canada, there needs to be a concerted effort to ensure that it will be a viable alternative model of care well into the future. Canadians want virtual...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/delivering-on-the-promise-of-virtual-care
Virtual Care
2020: A Virtual Care Retrospective
The zeitgeist of 2020 has already been well documented by many wise individuals. But suffice it to say, this has been a year like no other in recent memory, and one that has left an indelible mark on the health care landscape.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/2020-a-virtual-care-retrospective
Virtual Care
After a Breakout Year for Digital Health, What’s Next?
This week, I’m proud to join Canadian health system leaders in celebrating Digital Health Week — a time to recognize how digital health is transforming the delivery of care. When I think of the changes brought about by this pandemic, the “overnight”...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/after-a-breakout-year-for-digital-health-what-s-next
Virtual Care
Back to School with Tel-jeunes/LigneParents
A new school year can be exciting — and stressful. Academic anxieties, bullying, romances and peer pressure add up to considerable weight on young shoulders. Heading back to the classroom during a pandemic only heightens that stress, for kids and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/back-to-school-with-tel-jeunes-ligneparents
Virtual Care
Plugged In: Canadian Adolescents’ use of e-Mental Health Tools
Growing up is hard to do, especially online. Adolescence has always brought challenges, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added substantial stress to the lives of youth and young adults across Canada. Physical distancing, uncertainty around schooling and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/plugged-in-canadian-adolescents-use-of-e-mental-health-tools
Virtual Care
Virtual Care is Growing — but Clinicians Need Modern Tools
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been struck by the rapidity of events. This has been a fast-moving virus, but the response to it has been just as swift. In digital health, strong collaboration and leadership have helped to accomplish the policy...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/virtual-care-is-growing-but-clinicians-need-modern-tools
Virtual Care
Supporting Men’s Mental Health with Digital Tools
How are you holding up? No, really, how are you feeling? Specifically, in terms of your mental health?
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/supporting-men-s-mental-health-with-digital-tools
Virtual Care
Virtual Beats Viral
It’s been nine weeks since I came home and stayed home. In that time, we’ve seen extraordinary growth of virtual care across Canada. As our health system faces unprecedented challenges, virtual care has proven to be an invaluable tool.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/virtual-beats-viral
Virtual Care
A Front Line Look at Virtual Care: Part Two
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, virtual care is filling a larger role in health care. Telephones, video chats and secure messaging allow clinics to keep their digital doors open while ensuring that clinicians and patients stay safe and maintain...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/a-front-line-look-at-virtual-care-part-two
Virtual Care
A Front Line Look at Virtual Care
It’s an uncertain and frightening time for health care. The COVID-19 virus has brought unprecedented new challenges for the health system; we are all in uncharted territory as we attempt to flatten the curve. But while it isn’t business as usual for...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/a-front-line-look-at-virtual-care
Virtual Care
Going Virtual in a Time of Crisis
In February, the Canadian Medical Association, working with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, released their Virtual Care Task Force’s report entitled “ Virtual Care Recommendations...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/going-virtual-in-a-time-of-crisis
Virtual Care
Ask Your Pharmacist: Expertise at Your Fingertips
According to a recent study, nearly nine in 10 Canadians consult the internet for health information. [1] Unfortunately, “Dr. Google” isn’t always a trustworthy source. False and misleading information can put people at risk, sometimes with...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/virtual-care/ask-your-pharmacist-expertise-at-your-fingertips
Access to Care
A Collaborative Effort to Amplify Digital Mental Health Awareness and Access
With long wait times to access specialty mental health, high costs of privately delivered mental health care, and cultural barriers, evidence-informed digital mental health tools and programs have emerged to expand awareness and access to mental health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/a-collaborative-effort-to-amplify-digital-mental-health-awareness-and-access
Access to Care
World Patient Safety Day 2021: Digital Health for Perinatal Care
This year’s theme for World Patient Safety Day is “Safe Maternal and Newborn Care.” Earlier this year, we held a podcast interview with Dr. Ariel Dalfen, Head of the Perinatal Mental Health and Perinatal Mental Health Telemedicine Programs at Mount...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/world-patient-safety-day-2021-digital-health-for-perinatal-care
Access to Care
Preparing for Fall with e-Mental Health Resources
As another school year begins and the summer winds down, many Canadians are checking in on their mental health. Infoway research has found that fewer Canadians self-reported “Excellent” or “Very Good” mental health status after the pandemic’s onset, and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/preparing-for-fall-with-e-mental-health-resources
Access to Care
A New Resource for Digital Mental Health
Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) collaborated with Canada Health Infoway to develop a resource to support mental health clinicians and clients in introducing digital mental health tools into their care practice. This...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/a-new-resource-for-digital-mental-health
Access to Care
New Channels for Digital Health Research
Underpinning digital health adoption and implementation is a substantial amount of digital health research. At Infoway, we conduct research into the value of digital health tools and services and the resources that help enable them. This work helps...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/new-channels-for-digital-health-research
Access to Care
Re-Examining the Social Determinants of Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has concretely demonstrated the impact that social factors can have on health and health equity. Health inequities occur when a person experiences poorer outcomes and quality of care based on who they are, where they live or what...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/re-examining-the-social-determinants-of-health
Access to Care
Canadian Men’s Health Month: Examining Access to Care
June is Canadian Men’s Health Month. Established by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation, this month recognizes the importance of men’s health. This year’s theme is Move for Your Mental Health , encouraging men to get active to improve their physical...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/canadian-men-s-health-month-examining-access-to-care
Access to Care
Assessing Canadians’ Digital Health Literacy
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have witnessed rapid change in how Canadians engage with health care professionals. According to an Infoway survey , as of April 2021, 36 per cent of all patient-reported routine visits were conducted...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/assessing-canadians-digital-health-literacy
Access to Care
Connecting the Hospital and the Home
As digital health tools and services play an increasingly large role in Canadians’ lives, how we think about models of care delivery is changing. In some cases, health care is moving out of the four walls of the hospital and into the home. Recently, we...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/connecting-the-hospital-and-the-home
Access to Care
#WeAnswerTheCall: National Nursing Week 2021
National Nursing Week occurs every year during the week of May 12: the birthdate of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale. It celebrates the nursing profession and recognizes the dedication and contributions of nurses across Canada. This year’s theme is...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/weanswerthecall-national-nursing-week-2021
Access to Care
Mental Health Week 2021: Supporting Youth through e-Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just threatened Canadians’ physical health. It’s impacting mental health as well. According to Infoway research, mental health needs are increasing, with 21 per cent of Canadians reporting fair or poor mental health last...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/mental-health-week-2021-supporting-youth-through-e-mental-health
Access to Care
How to Find PrescribeIT Near You
In a recent Infoway study, 80 per cent of respondents were interested in having their health provider send a prescription directly to their pharmacy, without receiving a paper prescription. With 40 per cent of primary care visits now occurring...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/how-to-find-prescribeit-near-you
Access to Care
How e-Mental Health Tools Can Support Canadians — through COVID-19 and Beyond
COVID-19 has further exacerbated mental health concerns in Canada. In a recent study conducted by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), fewer people reported excellent (18 per cent) or very good (31 per cent ) mental health status in 2020 compared to 2019...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/how-e-mental-health-tools-can-support-canadians-through-covid-19-and-beyond
Access to Care
Why Virtual Care needs to be Inclusive
Nearly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, it is apparent that its effects have been disproportionately felt by Black and racialized Canadians. Research shows that Black people are more likely to contract COVID-19 than white people and are dying...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/why-virtual-care-needs-to-be-inclusive
Access to Care
Unprecedented Times Call for Unprecedented Collaboration
As we acknowledge the one-year anniversary of the declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, many of us will reflect on how this virus, that didn’t even exist eighteen months ago, has irrevocably changed our world. It’s astounding to think that every...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/unprecedented-times-call-for-unprecedented-collaboration
Access to Care
Let’s Talk: Accessing Support through e-Mental Health Services
Staying home and wearing masks is protecting our physical health — but it’s important to look after our mental health as well. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is growing concern about Canadians’ mental health. According to a recent Infoway...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/let-s-talk-accessing-support-through-e-mental-health-services
Access to Care
Addressing Health Care Inequities through Race-Based Data
A virus may not discriminate on its own, but systemic inequities mean that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted racialized groups. Data from the United States and the United Kingdom show higher rates of negative health outcomes and deaths related to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/addressing-health-care-inequities-through-race-based-data
Access to Care
Beyond the Binary: Sex and Gender Information in EHRs
It’s unsettling, going unseen. Several years ago, I sat in an exam room with Kleenex scrunched in my fist. The clinician had just suggested a common procedure — except it wouldn’t be routine for me. Quite the opposite. As she did her best to offer...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/beyond-the-binary-sex-and-gender-information-in-ehrs
Access to Care
The Right Data, the Right Decisions: Why Patients Need Access to Their Health Information
When it comes to health, little things can catch us by surprise. During a recent chat, my colleague Katie related, “I was hiking last summer when I cut myself on dirty metal. Just a random accident, my hand hit a railing wrong.”
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/the-right-data-the-right-decisions-why-patients-need-access-to-their-health-information
Access to Care
Improving Access to Care for Canadians: Infoway’s Plan for 2019-2020
Follow @MGreenonHealth A few months ago, Infoway launched a movement called ACCESS 2022 to inspire a new day for health care in Canada. We envision a future where all Canadians have access to their health information through the availability and use of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/improving-access-to-care-for-canadians-infoway-s-plan-for-2019-2020
Access to Care
The Evolution of Patient Engagement
Patients spend 8,760 hours a year managing their health. There is no doubt they are health care experts and have an incredible depth and breadth of lived experience invaluable to a learning health care system.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/access-to-care/the-evolution-of-patient-engagement
e-Prescribing
The Right Tools are Available to Help Pharmacists Handle Increase in Patients
As more patients seek care through their local pharmacies, it’s important that we implement the right tools to support pharmacists’ workloads.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/the-right-tools-are-available-to-help-pharmacists-handle-increase-in-patients
e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing Supports Transitions of Care
Learn how PrescribeIT is ramping up efforts in the hospital sector and how the service can support transitions of care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/e-prescribing-supports-transitions-of-care
e-Prescribing
Still Using a Fax for Prescriptions? There’s a Better Way With e-Prescribing
Learn about the shortcomings of using fax in the prescription process and why e-prescribing is the more efficient choice.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/still-using-a-fax-for-prescriptions-there-s-a-better-way-with-e-prescribing
e-Prescribing
Enhancing Patient Safety through Better Medication Management
Read about the different ways e-prescribing can help improve medication management.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/enhancing-patient-safety-through-better-medication-management
e-Prescribing
Reducing Prescription Fraud and Misuse through e-Prescribing
Dr. Rashaad Bhyat explains how e-prescribing improves drug safety and reduces fraudulent and inappropriate use of prescription drugs.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/reducing-prescription-fraud-and-misuse-through-e-prescribing
e-Prescribing
Why Canadians Prefer e-Prescribing Through PrescribeIT
Read about our recent survey results, which highlight the positive impact that PrescribeIT has had for patients, prescribers and pharmacists.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/why-canadians-prefer-e-prescribing-through-prescribeit
e-Prescribing
Modernizing Health care: A Timeline of PrescribeIT’s Success
Learn more about PrescribeIT’s recent growth and key milestones we’ve achieved to move closer to fulfilling our vision of providing safer and more effective medication management to all Canadians, prescribers, and pharmacies.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/modernizing-health-care-a-timeline-of-prescribeit-s-success
e-Prescribing
Connecting with Clinicians During the Spring 2023 Conference Season
With the spring conference season in full swing, the PrescribeIT team has several opportunities to connect with prescribers, pharmacists and industry experts at upcoming conferences across Canada this month.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/connecting-with-clinicians-during-the-spring-2023-conference-season
e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing Connects Pharmacists with a Patient’s Circle of Care as their Roles Expand
With an expanded scope of practice, pharmacists need access to tools that enable faster, more effective communication with prescribers. In this guest blog post, learn how e-prescribing connects pharmacists with a patient’s circle of care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/e-prescribing-connects-pharmacists-with-a-patient-s-circle-of-care-as-their-roles-expand
e-Prescribing
The Value of Using Digital Health Tools for Collaborative Patient Care
Infoway's Director of Pharmacy Relations and Deployment shares how using digital health tools, such as PrescribeIT®, can support pharmacists in collaborative patient care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/the-value-of-using-digital-health-tools-for-collaborative-patient-care
e-Prescribing
Exploring the Use and Impact of e-Prescribing on Pharmacy Practice
Prescribing practices in Canada are changing and according to a new survey, those switching to e-prescribing value the ability to reduce fraud and improve patient safety.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/exploring-the-use-and-impact-of-e-prescribing-on-pharmacy-practice
e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing Tools Can Help Reduce Administrative Burden for Physicians
As health care systems struggle with physician shortages, it’s increasingly important to prioritize implementing digital health tools, such as e-prescribing, to help streamline cumbersome processes and allow clinicians to focus more of their time on...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/e-prescribing-tools-can-help-reduce-administrative-burden-for-physicians
e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing Helps First Nations Toward Improved Health Care
Digital health technology, such as e-prescribing, may not magically bridge the barriers to health care access, but it can be taken up as one very useful component. Find out how it’s helping First Nations in the journey toward improved health care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/e-prescribing-helps-first-nations-toward-improved-health-care
e-Prescribing
A Little Inconvenience is a Small Price to Pay for Safer, more Convenient Care
When it comes to e-prescribing, the little inconveniences that we must all go through are worth it, because in the end they mean safer, and yes, more convenient, patient care. Learn more about the steps PrescribeIT takes to prioritize patient safety and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/a-little-inconvenience-is-a-small-price-to-pay-for-safer-more-convenient-care
e-Prescribing
Providing Safe, Efficient Care Requires a Fast and Effective Communications Tool
Tarek Hussein used to spend a lot of time trying to get faxed prescriptions filled. Now, with PrescribeIT, prescriptions are sent prepopulated right into patient profiles in his pharmacy management system, enabling him to process prescriptions in a much...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/providing-safe-efficient-care-requires-a-fast-and-effective-communications-tool
e-Prescribing
Gain Insight into Prescriptions and Improve Communications with PrescribeIT
Is that a “3” or an “8” written on the prescription? Did the pharmacy receive the prescription cancel notification that was faxed over? Questions like these are what many prescribers and pharmacists have worried about. And they are the reason why...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/gain-insight-into-prescriptions-and-improve-communications-with-prescribeit
e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing Can Help Alleviate the Strain Caused by Increased Demand for Mental Health and Addictions Services
Supporting the treatment of mental health concerns has never been more important, as the demand for services has only increased in recent years. Implementing a digital health tool like PrescribeIT, that is designed to integrate seamlessly with systems...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/e-prescribing-can-help-alleviate-the-strain-caused-by-increased-demand-for-mental-health-and-addictions-services
e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing: Finding Balance Between In-Person and Virtual Care
While virtual care should never replace in-person appointments, physicians, pharmacists, and patients alike have experienced how complementary virtual care and digital health tools like e-prescribing can be for in-person appointments, ushering in a new...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/e-prescribing-finding-balance-between-in-person-and-virtual-care
e-Prescribing
Canadians’ Perceptions of e-Prescribing
Canadians' appetite for digital health services and solutions is growing, despite the health care system lagging other industries when it comes to digitization. Find out what Canadians think about e-prescribing and learn how it can help make our health...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/canadians-perceptions-of-e-prescribing
e-Prescribing
Pharmacy Appreciation Month: A Pharmacist’s Perspective on how we can Improve Collaboration with Prescribers
As we celebrate Pharmacy Appreciation Month, let’s show our appreciation by listening to pharmacist’s needs and supporting them with the right technology and tools so they can collaborate efficiently with other health care professionals to ensure...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/pharmacy-appreciation-month-a-pharmacist-s-perspective-on-how-we-can-improve-collaboration-with-prescribers
e-Prescribing
Enhancing the Safety and Integrity of Canada’s Health System
The pandemic has fast tracked the role technology plays in health care and it has presented Canada with an opportunity to be a global innovator. One way Canada is making strides is the way prescriptions are written and shared, which is being transformed...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/enhancing-the-safety-and-integrity-of-canada-s-health-system
e-Prescribing
2021 at a Glance: PrescribeIT
For the PrescribeIT team, 2021 was a year of rewarding partnerships, ongoing engagements and improvements, and the expansion of our service to more Canadians than ever.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/2021-at-a-glance-prescribeit
e-Prescribing
Reporting from the National PrescribeIT Policy and Priorities Table
The PrescribeIT Policy and Priorities Table brings together a broad group of stakeholders to discuss where e-prescribing should go, convening many voices around the same table.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/reporting-from-the-national-prescribeit-policy-and-priorities-table
e-Prescribing
How do I…Ensure Vacation Coverage with PrescribeIT?
In this occasional blog series, we’ll explore some of PrescribeIT’s features and functionalities in-depth. This installment explores your questions about PrescribeIT® and vacation coverage.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/how-do-i-ensure-vacation-coverage-with-prescribeit
e-Prescribing
Safeguarding Canadians’ Health Information through e-Prescribing
Cyber attacks that affect the integrity of health care hit Canadians where it hurts most. That is why it is more critical than ever for prescribers, pharmacists and patients to choose trusted providers within the digital care space that prioritize...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/safeguarding-canadians-health-information-through-e-prescribing
e-Prescribing
Prescribing Excellence at the Virtual Infoway Partnership Series
We are in a new era of virtual learning. The next session in our Virtual Infoway Partnership Series takes place on October 19, with the theme Prescribing Excellence. With more than half of all patient visits to their care providers resulting in a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/prescribing-excellence-at-the-virtual-infoway-partnership-series
e-Prescribing
How e-Prescribing Helped a Physician’s Practice
Over the last eighteen months, we’ve turned increasingly to technology to socialize, to shop, to work — and to access health care. As virtual care use grows, e-prescribing has claimed a vital place in clinicians’ toolkits. For Dr. Soreya Dhanji, the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/how-e-prescribing-helped-a-physician-s-practice
e-Prescribing
How do I…Onboard with PrescribeIT? (For Pharmacists)
PrescribeIT® is Canada’s national e-prescribing service. It integrates seamlessly between an electronic medical record (EMR) and the pharmacy management system (PMS), enabling prescribers to digitally send prescription data directly to a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/how-do-i-onboard-with-prescribeit-for-pharmacists
e-Prescribing
How do I…Onboard with PrescribeIT? (For Prescribers)
PrescribeIT® is Canada’s national e-prescribing service. It integrates seamlessly between an electronic medical record (EMR) and the pharmacy management system (PMS), enabling prescribers to digitally send prescription data directly to a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/how-do-i-onboard-with-prescribeit-for-prescribers
e-Prescribing
Pharmacy Appreciation Month: How We Can Support Pharmacists Through Effective Technology
March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month , a yearly national campaign to celebrate pharmacists and their contributions to Canada’s health system. This year, the Canadian Pharmacists’ Association is shifting the event’s focus from “awareness” to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/pharmacy-appreciation-month-how-we-can-support-pharmacists-through-effective-technology
e-Prescribing
2020 at a Glance: PrescribeIT
2020 was a year of immense innovation and resilience. From new partnerships with major retailers like Rexall and Shoppers Drug Mart, to supporting the adoption of virtual care, to new educational initiatives, the importance of PrescribeIT’s role as a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/2020-at-a-glance-prescribeit
e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing Saves Patients Time and Protects Their Health
When you’re feeling unwell, the last thing you want is to venture out on multiple errands. As we continue to stay home and implement physical distancing measures, I’m reminded of a story a patient recently related to me.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/e-prescribing-saves-patients-time-and-protects-their-health
e-Prescribing
Why e-Prescribing is a Fundamental Component of Virtual Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed Canadians’ daily lives. Whether they’re staying masked or staying home, Canadians are making choices to protect their health and the health of their communities.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/why-e-prescribing-is-a-fundamental-component-of-virtual-care
e-Prescribing
Ask a Peer with PrescribeIT
Have you been wondering if e-prescribing is right for you? Are you curious about the details and impact on your workflow? With Ask a Peer , we’re connecting you with health care professionals who have already begun their e-prescribing journey. Recently,...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/ask-a-peer-with-prescribeit
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How e-Prescribing Improves the Patient Experience
Has this ever happened to you? You’ve brought your prescription to the pharmacy, and the pharmacist wants to ask your prescriber a question about it. Unfortunately, the fax machine isn’t cooperating, and the phone line is busy.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/how-e-prescribing-improves-the-patient-experience
e-Prescribing
How e-Prescriptions Can Help Reduce Risk in Opioid Prescribing
As the COVID-19 pandemic upends Canadians’ daily lives, a surge in opioid-related overdoses continues across Canada. Nearly 15,400 Canadians died from an opioid-related overdose between January 2016 and December 2019. While 2020 data continues to be...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/how-e-prescriptions-can-help-reduce-risk-in-opioid-prescribing
e-Prescribing
Connecting Clinicians through e-Prescribing
Archimedes said it best: the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. For physician Dr. Jeffrey Steed, this is all too true when it comes to prescribing. Based in Coaldale, AB, his clinic was looking for more efficient ways to get...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/connecting-clinicians-through-e-prescribing
e-Prescribing
Improving Services through Customer Centricity
We all know the old adage that “the customer is always right.” The philosophy of customer centricity takes the idea further: it means working in a way that focuses first on providing a positive customer experience.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/improving-services-through-customer-centricity
e-Prescribing
Early Adoption of PrescribeIT Sets Lethbridge Doctors up for Success During COVID-19
When PrescribeIT® launched in Lethbridge, AB, in February 2018, it was the first community in the province to use the e-prescribing service. It was also among the first in the country.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/early-adoption-of-prescribeit-sets-lethbridge-doctors-up-for-success-during-covid-19
e-Prescribing
Must-Haves in Workflow Excellence
Gone are the days when clinicians practiced at only one specific site. Currently, many work at a few different sites part-time, or even as a fill-in or relief. Like many of my colleagues, I provide patient care at a few different sites as a community...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/must-haves-in-workflow-excellence
e-Prescribing
How e-Prescribing Impacted a Nurse Practitioner’s Workflow
Have you ever wondered where a work day has gone? A few minutes troubleshooting here and there can add up with astonishing speed. In a busy clinic, those small diversions carry a heavy weight.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/how-e-prescribing-impacted-a-nurse-practitioner-s-workflow
e-Prescribing
The Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set — Our National Drug Terminology
In 2016, driven by Canada Health Infoway’s (Infoway’s) e-prescribing initiative , Infoway and Health Canada undertook a project to create the Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set, a national drug terminology.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/the-canadian-clinical-drug-data-set-our-national-drug-terminology
e-Prescribing
New PrescribeIT Program Will Enable Vendors to Quickly Integrate and Scale Virtual Care into Physician’s Existing EMRs
The world has changed significantly over the past few weeks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Terms such as “physical distancing” have entered the lexicon, parents are taking on the challenge of homeschooling and Zoom video meetings have become a...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/new-prescribeit-program-will-enable-vendors-to-quickly-integrate-and-scale-virtual-care-into-physician-s-existing-emrs
e-Prescribing
Better Communication through e-Prescribing
Communication is key for any team. This is especially true in health care, where siloed services and a fragmented system can make it difficult to provide efficient care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/better-communication-through-e-prescribing
e-Prescribing
Want to Combat the Opioid Crisis? e-Prescribing could be Part of the Solution
Both here in Canada and south of the border people are grappling with the cascading effects that opioids are having on individuals, health systems, social services and more. Families and governments alike are seeking accountability for the crisis in...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/want-to-combat-the-opioid-crisis-e-prescribing-could-be-part-of-the-solution
e-Prescribing
Introducing Standardizations to Pharmacy Workflows Could Benefit Patients, Pharmacy Staff
One of the places I frequent is my local Tim Horton’s (very Canadian of me, eh?). When I’m picking up my medium steeped tea double-double, I marvel at the ability of the staff to complete orders in a timely, and accurate manner. Tim’s, and other...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/introducing-standardizations-to-pharmacy-workflows-could-benefit-patients-pharmacy-staff
e-Prescribing
There’s No Silver Bullet Solution to Solve the Opioid Crisis, but our Health Care System can Make Strides Forward
Follow @achilles_tanya In 2016 alone, opioids were responsible for almost one in 13 deaths across the country. Despite the attention that the opioid crisis has received from mainstream media and focused efforts by many in health care and law...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/there-s-no-silver-bullet-solution-to-solve-the-opioid-crisis-but-our-health-care-system-can-make-strides-forward
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EMRs Have Paved the Way for True e-Prescribing, Improving Patient Safety
Follow @DrRBhyat The world around us has changed rapidly in the past few decades, as technological advances have accelerated — the Internet, smart phones and social media have all redefined the way that we interact in our daily lives.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/emrs-have-paved-the-way-for-true-e-prescribing-improving-patient-safety
e-Prescribing
Another Year of Tremendous Progress for PrescribeIT™
The PrescribeIT™ journey began three years ago with a commitment to the creation of a single, national e-prescribing service, enabling prescriptions to be electronically transmitted to a patient’s pharmacy of choice. By eliminating handwritten and faxed...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/another-year-of-tremendous-progress-for-prescribeit
e-Prescribing
There’s a War for Your Data and Health Care is Next
Do you know how safe your personal health data is? When the Cambridge Analytica Facebook data scandal exploded onto news headlines, it put into question what we as consumers are willingly, and likely unknowingly, sharing about ourselves, and how that...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/there-s-a-war-for-your-data-and-health-care-is-next
e-Prescribing
We Can Take Steps to Make Opioid Prescribing Safer
I was honoured in February to be asked to lead the work on the PrescribeIT™ Opioid Digital Health Strategy. It is a critical piece of work as we continue to see the number of deaths from opioid overdoses increase. In my time as a pharmacist, I have seen...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/e-prescribing/we-can-take-steps-to-make-opioid-prescribing-safer
Innovation
The Continuous Foresight Process: Infoway Would Like Your Help to Look into the Future of Health Care
It’s been an unprecedented time for health care, and innovation has helped support Canadians and the health system through COVID-19 and its challenges. Technology has played an important role in ensuring that Canadians can continue to access the care...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/the-continuous-foresight-process-infoway-would-like-your-help-to-look-into-the-future-of-health-care
Innovation
Upgrading Skills with the PrescribeIT Learning Centre
Our world is changing, and health care is no exception. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a swift pivot towards digital health tools. Secure messaging, virtual videoconferencing, remote patient monitoring platforms and other digital health technologies...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/upgrading-skills-with-the-prescribeit-learning-centre
Innovation
Getting Ready for a Quantum Future
Quantum computing no longer belongs to the realm of science fiction. It’s advancing to more practical, demonstrated applications and concepts. And while it’s still developing, it has present-day implications for health care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/getting-ready-for-a-quantum-future
Innovation
Consulting Canadians About the Future of Health Care
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve often found myself grateful for the tools and technologies that have helped us to keep living our lives while grappling with this unprecedented health crisis. While we’ve remained apart, technology has helped us...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/consulting-canadians-about-the-future-of-health-care
Innovation
Technical Innovation is the Solution, if you Target the Right Problem
Canada’s health care system is a source of pride for most Canadians. We see health care in Canada as a reflection of who we are as a country, embodying our aspirations of innovation, fairness, caring, efficiency, equality, professionalism and standards...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/technical-innovation-is-the-solution-if-you-target-the-right-problem
Innovation
Bringing Health Care into the Future
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care changed overnight. Old processes and business models were tossed out; our every assumption had to be questioned. While no one would ever wish for such an unprecedented public health emergency, there...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/bringing-health-care-into-the-future
Innovation
Kids Help Phone Crisis Texting Service Help Young People Avoid Emergency Department Visits
In our previous post , we discussed the expansion of Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone and the demographics of its users. Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone is available across Canada. In just one year, there have been more than...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/kids-help-phone-crisis-texting-service-help-young-people-avoid-emergency-department-visits
Innovation
Supporting Young People with Mental Health Needs Through Kids Help Phone Enables Better Self Management
Over the past few years, Infoway has been investing in the expansion of Kids Help Phone services to young people in Canada. Kids Help Phone is the only 24/7, national support service in Canada that offers professional counselling, information and...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/supporting-young-people-with-mental-health-needs-through-kids-help-phone-enables-better-self-management
Innovation
Innovative Digital Solutions for Mental Health Care
Canadians with mental health issues are struggling to navigate the health system and often don’t know where to begin, resulting in trips to hospital emergency departments or, sadly, doing nothing at all. There is also still a stigma associated with...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/innovation/innovative-digital-solutions-for-mental-health-care
Announcements
Canada Health Infoway Announces Clinical Student Scholarships for Digital Health Education Programs
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce the launch of the Connected Care Clinical Student Scholarship , aimed at supporting students interested in advancing their knowledge of digital health.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/announcements/canada-health-infoway-announces-clinical-student-scholarships-for-digital-health-education-programs
Announcements
Canada Health Infoway Announces Recipients of its Inaugural Connected Care Innovation Grant
Today, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced it has awarded 10 clinical leaders across Canada with the Connected Care Innovation Grant , of up to $50,000 in funding per project, to advance grassroots clinical initiatives that focus on progressing...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/announcements/canada-health-infoway-announces-recipients-of-its-inaugural-connected-care-innovation-grant
Announcements
Infoway and Microquest Celebrate Milestone Achievement in Advancing Connected Care in Alberta
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is proud to announce a significant milestone in the advancement of Connected Care through Infoway’s Vendor Early Implementer Program, achieved in partnership with Microquest and the Government of Alberta. The program was...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/announcements/infoway-and-microquest-celebrate-milestone-achievement-in-advancing-connected-care-in-alberta
Announcements
Canada Health Infoway and Dedalus Forge Partnership to Advance Healthcare Interoperability
Canada Health Infoway, in collaboration with Dedalus, is excited to announce a new partnership aimed at improving healthcare interoperability across Canada with an innovative Terminology Solution. This strategic collaboration has resulted in the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/announcements/canada-health-infoway-and-dedalus-forge-partnership-to-advance-healthcare-interoperability
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Canada Health Infoway Announces New Role as Benefactor to IHE International
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is pleased to announce its new role as Benefactor to IHE International. In this role, Infoway will continue to support national health data standard alignment with international markets and promote future innovation to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/announcements/canada-health-infoway-announces-new-role-as-benefactor-to-ihe-international
Announcements
New Toolkit Will Help Health Care Providers Deliver Virtual Care to Canadians
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) are pleased to announce that a Clinician Change Virtual Care Toolkit (the Toolkit) is now available to support health care providers in their implementation and use of virtual care.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/announcements/new-toolkit-will-help-health-care-providers-deliver-virtual-care-to-canadians
Announcements
Virtual Care Together Teams to Ensure More People Benefit From Equitable, Safe and High-Quality Virtual Care
As part of this year’s Digital Health Week , we’re excited to announce the teams participating in the Virtual Care Together design collaborative. The collaborative, a partnership between Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Healthcare Excellence Canada...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/announcements/virtual-care-together-teams-to-ensure-more-people-benefit-from-equitable-safe-and-high-quality-virtual-care