The pandemic has shown the need to increase and improve our EMR options across the globe. The need to improve patient records and software options for healthcare is increasing and demand is expected to grow in upcoming years. “The world market Optometry EMR Software in 2020 focuses primarily on marketRead More →
Two-thirds of Canadian doctors say their primary means of communication with other physicians is by fax. Medical clinics in this country, on average, send and receive a mind-boggling 24,000 pages of faxed information annually. Only about one-third of family physicians and specialists e-mail their colleagues for clinical purposes, never mindRead More →
I have been a family physician practising in this province for 30 years. It is a great joy looking after my patients. However, looking after them in the health care quagmire of disconnected information and bureaucratic silos is becoming a nightmare. It is alarming seeing my young colleagues bewildered soRead More →
A total of 5,063 public elementary students were suspended in Toronto this school year after getting caught in what one doctor called, a “1970s-style, cumbersome process” over immunization records. The number of students suspended amounted to 7 per cent of the 73,262 elementary students in 586 Toronto public elementary schoolsRead More →
An Ontario hospital last fall accounted for over three quarters of the exposed and unusued IP addresses or connected devices among medical institutions around the globe, according to research conducted by two security vendors. Read more at https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/ontario-hospitals-exposure-of-tens-of-thousands-of-unused-ip-addresses-was-risky-says-study/403606Read More →
QUESTION: I’ve had the same family doctor for 20 years and I do like her. But my medical records are still on paper and my doctor has no plans to convert to an electronic system. That makes me wonder how up-to-date she is with other medical advances. What could be theRead More →
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. “GettingRead More →
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 haveRead More →
“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, butRead More →
Interesting article written in the Huffington Post this week regarding EMR and changes in the medical software landscape. Seems that there is a lot being written on the potential use of patient data. As quoted in the article “value assessment of Ontario’s digital health assets and all related intellectual propertyRead More →