Calling ehealth technologies “the new stethoscope,” Jennifer Zelmer, Infoway’s senior vice-president for clinical adoption and innovation, says a lack of physician training represents a substantial barrier in Canada’s efforts to …
Physicians should be compelled by law to use electronic medical records (EMRs), one of Canada’s leading health administrators says. Moreover, doctors should face stiff consequences if they fail to do …
The province of Ontario is contemplating the creation of electronic health records that could include a patient’s psychosocial, financial and legal history, a provincial official has indicated. Privacy and legal …
When it comes to helping farmers in impoverished nations, does Canada’s left hand know what its right hand is doing?
The federal government’s oversight of antimicrobial resistance is sorely plagued by deficiencies, according to a draft report prepared by officials at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The internal …
Grandiose nationwide digital health information systems aimed at aggregating patient data into general summaries may not be feasible, necessary or medically justified, according to a European Commission report. Large-scale systems …
