Alex Binkley

Being CIO of Trillium Health Centre, it's hardly surprising Wayne Mills is a big supporter

Being CIO of Trillium Health Centre, it's hardly surprising Wayne Mills is a big supporter of e-health. But he wants the e to stand for enabling. A key step in keeping up with the pace of change is for hospitals to cooperate, he says. "We shouldn't be building hospital-centric solutions, but looking for ways to work with other hospitals and care providers."

Canada Health Infoway received an additional $400 million in funding from the federal government in the March budget that should ensure the funding body meets its targets for introducing electronic health records.

While there are major differences in the way health care is provided in Canada and New Zealand, both countries see a similar role for e-health in providing more effective services to their citizens. A group of New Zealand health experts has toured Canada and other countries looking at how they employ information technology in health care.

While there are major differences in the way health care is provided in Canada and New Zealand, both countries see a similar role for e-health in providing more effective services to their citizens. A group of New Zealand health experts has toured Canada and other countries looking at how they employ information technology in health care.

A highly critical review of Ontario's e-health agency, Smart Systems for Health, will serve as its guide to becoming a best practices IT organization within a few years, says its chairman and acting CEO.

'Smart Systems for Health struggles to deliver stakeholder value and has yet to achieve an acceptable level of maturity in its management and operations.'

The biggest surprise in Maryantonett Flumian's replacement as head of Service Canada was that it was so long in coming.