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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