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What we've done
When we talk about what we've done in ehealth, we're using an all encompassing 'we'. Success is not possible without collaboration between and among eHealth Ontario and its partners. In some cases, eHealth Ontario is driving the agenda, in others, it is simply enabling the sharing of health information that allows others to improve patient safety and save lives.
Below are some examples of successful ehealth initiatives, brought to you as a result of successful collaboration among several industry partners:
ePrescribing Demo
Sault Ste. Marie’s The Group Health Centre, Collingwood’s Georgian Bay Family Health Team and eHealth Ontario collaborated to showcase a demonstration of ePrescribing at the Celebrating Innovations in Healthcare Expo last fall. This initiative has enhanced patient safety by reducing the possibility of medication errors due to illegible handwritten prescriptions and expanding the circle of care. Physicians at the two sites can securely send prescriptions electronically to the patient’s preferred pharmacy with just a few clicks. View the video to see how it’s done.
More than 1200 lives changed...
OTN is able to provide the service using eHealth Ontario’s ONE network, which provides the reliable, high-speed communications backbone that enables the Telestroke service.
Physicians receive patient reports by email
“We decided that providing reports by e-mail from our health records department would provide an immediate benefit to our physician offices, because the manual processes were so time consuming.”
(Dr. Bart Steele, Nation River Health Group)
Better health care for children
“The system reduces repeat tests,
helps health care providers make the best treatment decision based on information available across the network, and allows for better follow-up care.”
(Andrew Szende, Chief Executive Officer of eCHN)
Patients benefit from digital imaging network
“Emergency physicians can now obtain timely radiology reports on CTs and other difficult-to-interpret images,”
(Dr. Miriam Mann, Huron Perth, Healthcare Alliance’s Stratford Medical Program Director of Emergency Services.)