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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.

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.”

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.”

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...