Information technology (IT) can revolutionize patient care by ensuring that authorized health care providers have secure, on-line access to timely and accurate information to make vital patient care decisions

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Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

There is pressure on our province’s health care resources (both human and financial). Information technology (IT) and EHRs are part of the solution to modernize health care to help provide more efficient and better care.

There are many benefits associated with the development of a comprehensive, provincial EHR network, including:

Primary Health Care - Reduces barriers to health care services (i.e. distance) to bridge urban and rural health care.

Patient Safety - Creates a safer environment by ensuring that health care providers have access to accurate information that is vital to patient care.

Collaborative Care - IT enables physicians to collaborate on patient care, helping to reduce the need for patient transfers.

Efficiency - A more efficient health care network facilitates a faster diagnosis, which positively impacts the patient and saves health care resources.

Sustainability – Reduces the environmental impact of health care while using existing resources wisely.