CHEO Has Glimpsed the Future; and It is Paperless
Federal Minister of Health Ambrose Marks Significant Milestone in Healthcare Innovation
November 20, 2013 (Ottawa, ON) – The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) today announced its innovation roadmap and the successful “go live” of the first phase of a fully integrated electronic health record – a massive undertaking necessitating, for example, the conversion of two million laboratory records and touching the practice of hundreds of clinicians. Minister of Health Rona Ambrose was on hand to review the project and celebrate this significant milestone.