2018 News Releases
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