Daniel Nigrin, a practicing physician and Chief Information Officer at Children’s Hospital Boston, explains how evolving technology can help patients (like himself) manage all of their health information and share it easily with disparate providers. (2009-09-30)
McMaster University has developed a comprehensive, secure, web-based and open source electronic health records system which is ready to be rolled out across Canada.
The electronic medical record system called OSCAR is used by over 600 Canadian doctors in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, including 450 family physicians in Ontario using the system for 650,000 patients. (2009-10-08)
Telus is tapping Microsoft's HealthVault Web portal to bring a novel electronic health records management system to Canadians. It promises to give users control over their health information and who its shared with. (2009-07-05)
Ontario Auditor General Jim McCarter's report on eHealth criticizes the agency for relying too much on consultants and for lacking strategic direction.
A scathing report on the eHealth Ontario spending scandal charges that successive governments wasted $1 billion in taxpayer money
(2009-01-07)
Jean-François Ferland -17/11/2009
La vérificatrice générale du Canada formule des recommandations à
Inforoute Santé pour améliorer la gestion et mieux suivre le projet
d'informatisation des dossiers de santé. Elle lui recommande de
produire divers rapports à l'intention des politiciens et des citoyens,
alors qu'elle constate des disparités et des risques. Analyse.
Jean-François Ferland -28/05/2009 Le vérificateur général du Québec constate des retards, des révisions à la baisse et des omissions pour le DSQ. L'implantation pourrait coûter plus cher, mais surtout le niveau d'adhésion par les utilisateurs est mis en doute. Le rapport évoque aussi quelques lacunes et carences. Analyse.