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There’s no silver bullet solution to solve the opioid crisis, but our health care system can make strides forward

By Tanya Achilles, Director, PrescribeIT Medication Services at Canada Health Infoway In 2016 alone, opioids were responsible for almost one in 13 deaths across the...

It may be 2016, but it’s still Y2K for many hospitals in Ontario and the eHealth Impact

Healthcare in Ontario is slowly moving into the information age, but it is encumbered with legacy systems commissioned in the mid-nineties. What should today's patients expect from their Ontario healthcare experience?

Kramer to head eHealth Ontario

"What we have lacked up until now is a province-wide eHealth strategy to implement," says the health care IT veteran. What's on the eHealth Ontario agenda

Workshop series promotes Ontario’s e-health agenda

The Information Technology Association of Canada will launch an ongoing "structured dialogue" between the Ontario government and IT industry in a bid bridge the gap between health care professionals and IT suppliers to better understand each other's needs and capabilities, officials said.

Health care’s Holy Grail – Workable ways to reduce wait-times

The federal and provincial governments are also collaborating on ways that IT can cut the waiting for many services such as cancer treatment and hip replacement. Canada Health Infoway says IT could make booking health care as easy as ordering airline tickets. Wanted: Workable ways to reduce wait-times.

Infoway upbeat on EHR progress

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.

Infoway upbeat on EHR progress

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.

Bill Clinton pushes the power of IT at wireless conference

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton praised the power of IT saying it should be harnessed to improve the lives of disadvantaged people in the U.S. and abroad. Clinton advocated an electronic medical records (EMR) law and said blogs could aid the U.S. political process in his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Orlando, Fla.rn

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