Access to Information

• Digital Health

  Patient Access to Their Health Information — How Far Have We Come?

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/patient-access-to-their-health-information-how-far-have-we-come
• Research

  Patient Access to their Health Information is Growing — but there is Still Work to be Done

  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
• Digital Health

  Collaborating to Improve Access to Care for Canadians

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/digital-health/collaborating-to-improve-access-to-care-for-canadians
• Patient Perspectives

  Website Helps Canadians Understand Pathology Reports

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events-blog/blog/patient-perspectives/website-helps-canadians-understand-pathology-reports
• Benefits Evaluation

  Impacts of Direct Patient Access to Laboratory Results – Final Report

  This study examines the impact of providing patients with direct access to their lab results as soon as they are available. The findings include improved satisfaction, more timely access, no increase in anxiety, and fewer calls to physician offices....

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/component/edocman/resources/reports/benefits-evaluation/2775-impacts-of-direct-patient-access-to-laboratory-results-final-report?Itemid=103
• Benefits Evaluation

  Health Care Delivery and Access to Lab Results in Jurisdictions During COVID-19

  The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of health care delivery in Canada. Jurisdictions have promptly responded and have shifted health care delivery from in-person to virtual, enabling patients and physicians to safely connect at a distance to...

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/component/edocman/resources/reports/benefits-evaluation/3840-health-care-delivery-and-access-to-lab-results-in-jurisdictions-during-covid-19?Itemid=103
• Webinars

  Citizen Access to Personal Health Information: International Overview

  November 19, 2020 | 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET Citizens access to their personal health information (PHI) has become a common objective in many health care organizations and governments around the world. Countries are now realizing the benefits of their...

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/component/edocman/resources/webinars/3847-citizen-access-to-personal-health-information-international-overview?Itemid=103
• Benefits Evaluation

  Access to Digital Health Services: 2019 Survey of Canadians Summary Report

  Infoway has been tracking specific aspects of digital health awareness, utilization and perceptions among Canadians annually since 2010 to better understand the Canadian digital health landscape. This report provides highlighted results from the 2019...

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/component/edocman/resources/reports/benefits-evaluation/3786-access-to-digital-health-services-2019-survey-of-canadians-summary-report?Itemid=103
• Benefits Evaluation

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

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

  https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/component/edocman/resources/reports/benefits-evaluation/3552-valuing-canadians-secure-access-to-their-health-information-and-digital-health-eservices?Itemid=103