by medicaltechont | Jan 16, 2017 | Canada, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare, Privacy
In the not too distant future, Albertans will be able to book a medical appointment, track their cholesterol level, or check their blood tests in a new patient health portal through Alberta Health Services.
Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says the new system is intended to put more power into patient hands.
“Getting results from their lab tests to making sure they (patients) know that a referral has been received by the specialist, that’s a piece of technology we’re hoping to get into the hands of many Albertans.”
Read more at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-to-launch-portal-so-patients-can-track-health-data-online-1.3921866
by medicaltechont | Jan 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Technology runs the world — and 2016 was the year to prove it.
The internet and the gadgets it runs on were at the centre of several of the year’s biggest stories, most notably the U.S. presidential election.
From Facebook’s alleged fake news problem and concerns Russian hackers may have targeted the U.S. presidential election, technology was at the helm of America’s political narrative.
But consumers were also subjected to an increasing amount of cyberattacks and hacking scandals, at least one of which drew attention to the danger of web-connected home devices.
Experts warn the year ahead could be even more volatile when it comes to cyberattacks.
Read more at http://globalnews.ca/news/3142862/from-hackers-holding-your-smart-tv-hostage-to-virtual-reality-ads-what-to-expect-from-tech-in-2017/
by medicaltechont | Dec 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Blue Jays may be turning their backs on Jose Bautista, but the slugger isn’t turning his on Toronto’s sick children.
The free agent — who spent the last eight years starring with the Jays in the outfield — spread heartfelt holiday cheer to ailing little ones at the Hospital for Sick Children over the weekend, TMZ reports.
The website said 36-year-old Bautista was in the Big Smoke for Christmas parties. And while he was at it, he made time for the fans who need him most, spending about an hour with kids in the cancer ward before leaving, according to TMZ.
Read more at http://www.torontosun.com/2016/12/20/jose-bautista-visits-young-fans-at-sick-kids-in-toronto
by medicaltechont | Dec 31, 2016 | Doctors, e-Health, Electronic Medical Records, Ontario, Technology
“For example, wouldn’t it make sense that anytime a patient has lab tests completed anywhere in the province that the results of these tests would be immediately sent to the records in each of their doctors’ offices?”
Minister Eric Hoskins’ Bill 41 continues to be confounding for many physicians, but possibly the most consistent question I am hearing is: Why do we need another layer of bureaucracy? How will sub-LHINs improve the system? One very intriguing twitter answer that I received suggested that this extra bureaucratic layer will serve as “administrative infrastructure” for primary care. That is something worth considering since I agree that Family Doctors need much more support than they are currently receiving.
Before I move directly into the discussion, I want to stress that I am not including those primary care providers who are not physicians in this consideration. The reason is that I want to focus on the infrastructure resources needed to deliver primary care and the Nurse Practitioner- led clinics are tremendously well-resourced, with all expenses already covered by the government, a luxury that physicians cannot access to the same degree which is the point here.
Read more at https://drgailbeck.com/2016/10/28/bill-41-infrastructure-investment/
by medicaltechont | Dec 5, 2016 | e-Health, Ontario MD, OntarioMD, Technology
TORONTO — Health Minister Eric Hoskins says he’ll act on a recommendation to give patients access to their electronic medical records as the province updates the mandate of eHealth Ontario.
The Liberal government’s privatization czar, Ed Clark, recommended eHealth’s role be refocused more on service delivery, and said patients should be able to interact with their own personal health information.
“We must bring patients into the system and give them access to their own information, and in doing so we must continue to focus on security and privacy of patient health records,” he said. “There’s no reason why you couldn’t build an app to connect into that (eHealth system of electronic medical records).”
Read more at http://www.bnn.ca/ontario-will-not-sell-ehealth-assets-as-ed-clark-says-agency-worth-5-7b-1.613980
