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$600 to access Personal Health Record (PHR) shocks patient
A Thunder Bay woman says she's shocked by the high cost of accessing her own medical file after her family doctor closed his practice late last year. To get her health records, Wendy Doran had to call a private medical registry that now holds her file. When she says she was told there would be a fee of more than $600 to access them, she couldn't believe it.“I was just dumbfounded,” she said. Read More »
All Documents at Canada's Science and Tech Museums' to Be 'Open by Default' by Fall, CEO Pledges
In a government town like Ottawa, where information has traditionally been jealously guarded, what Alex Benay is proposing could trigger a bout of cognitive dissonance. According to Benay, president and CEO of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, almost all documents generated by the corporation’s three national museums – Science and Technology, Aviation and Space, and Agriculture and Food – will soon be available to the public through an online portal...
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Americans Living Longer Than Two Decades Ago, But Overall State Of Health Care Is 'Mediocre,' Despite Spending Increase: Report
The United States is falling behind its economic peers in most measures of health, despite making gains in the past two decades, according to a sweeping study of data from 34 countries. Read More »
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As Vermont Goes Single Payer, So Goes The Nation?
Three years ago, Peter Shumlin, the governor of Vermont, signed a bill creating Green Mountain Care: a single-payer system in which, if all goes according to plan, the state will regulate doctors’ fees and cover Vermonters’ medical bills.
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ASAP Awards – Interview With Nitika Pant Tai
Communities with limited wealth suffer of diseases in a way that many of us may never come to be confronted with. Poverty befriends disease, and many diseases befriend shame. Read More »
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Canada Kicks Up A Fracking Fuss As Govt Body Slams Poor Research
A new report by Environment Canada, a governmental body, admits there is too little scientific information on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and human health. The report by 14 international experts was compiled at the request of Environment Canada to consider the pollution impacts of the exploration and extraction of Canada’s shale gas resources.
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Canada May Be Nearing The Open Access "Tipping Point"
[...] While it has captured limited attention outside of educational circles, the Internet has facilitated the emergence of open access publishing of research, transforming the multi-billion dollar academic publishing industry and making millions of articles freely accessible to a global audience. Read More »
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Canada reaps major benefits from using EHR systems
As some U.S. lawmakers still remain skeptical about the long-term value of federal health IT investments, a PricewaterhouseCoopers report on EHRs in Canadian physician practices pegs the efficiency and patient benefit value at about $1.3 billion since 2006. Read More »
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Canada's Headed For A HealthCare.gov Disaster Of Its Own
I am deeply disappointed at yet another massive government IT failure, and sadly, not surprised in the slightest. The Canadian government's initiative to consolidate more than 1,500 government websites into a single super site, Canada.ca, is failing and starting to look like Canada's version of the disastrous Healthcare.gov. The original deadline for completing the project passes this month, with costs ballooning from $1.54 million to a reported $9.4 million, and growing...
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Canadian Military Faces Wave Of Mental Health Cases, Warns Report
Canada’s military could be overwhelmed by a spike in new cases, and an activist fears financial worries will only add to the stress. Read More »
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CGI Group Seen Rebounding From Obamacare Website Failure
CGI Group Inc. (GIB/A) Chief Executive Officer Michael Roach told investors at a conference two weeks before the debut of the Obamacare website that the contract marked the start of a “long-term relationship” and a “significant growth opportunity.” Read More »
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CognisantMD Launches Open API for EMR Vendors to Integrate with the Ocean Platform, Seeks International Distribution Partners
CognisantMD today announced the launch of the Ocean Open API for Electronic Medical Records (EMR). The API allows EMR vendors to seamlessly connect to the Ocean Platform, including the Ocean Library with hundreds of clinical forms, validated risk assessments, and patient questionnaires. By integrating with the Ocean Platform, EMR vendors can extend their functionality to immediately provide support for patient tablets in doctor's waiting rooms and secure online forms that patients can complete at home.
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Creating a New IT Culture in Health Care
The pressures on our health system are real and continue to build, threatening the sustainability of our health-care system. For example, rates of chronic disease continue to increase, and access and quality challenges continue to be a reality in many parts of the country. Read More »
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Digitizing Maps Of Malaria Hotspots To Save Lives
Mapping collaboration between Europe and Africa has led to the creation of a digitized malaria mapping database that for the first time brings together all available malaria data, helping tackle a disease that kills more than 660,000 people every year.
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Doctors Petition for Halt to Health-Record-System Rollout
More than 100 doctors have signed a petition asking Island Health to suspend the introduction of its $174-million electronic health record system at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The petition asks that Island Health suspend the system’s implementation until software that they say is canceling, overriding, changing or doubling up some drug orders is fixed or replaced. “Otherwise it’s inevitable something horrible is going to happen,” said one physician, on the condition of anonymity because of fear of repercussions...
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