The contrast is startling. The United States government recently adopted regulations that will compel — and generously pay — American physicians to make “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHRs). …
Population-level public health data in the province of Ontario should be used as a “lever” to attract international investment in genetics research, a high-powered panel of geneticists urges. But to …
The World Health Organization (WHO) and public health agencies around the world must significantly ramp up screening and surveillance of a new breed of drug-resistant bacteria carrying the gene for …
Canadian hospitals lag behind their United States counterparts in the use of electronic medical record systems, according to new data which also indicate an increasing technology gap between large and …
Alberta, already a leader in Canada in connecting health professionals to electronic information systems, is gearing-up to bring patients into the loop. And that, says the province’s health minister, will …
A look into the future of Canadian health care by Canada’s top electronic health information strategist suggests physicians and patients alike should prepare for futuristic-sounding scenarios in which clinical care …
