2011 News Releases
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