PSYC 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Canada Health Infoway, Electronic Health Record, Prescription Drug
13 Jan 2020
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This would be accessible to all health care providers across canada: example: in the case of an emergency where a patient care relay information, accessing all their medical history immediately can provide better care. Role of canada health infoway: canada health infoway is an organization that supports the use of electronic health. Records: canada health infoway is an independent not-for-profit cooperation created by canada"s. Infoway is funded by federal government, in collaboration with p/t. Plan for canada: canada health infoway created blueprint that guides p/t to build health record system to ensure they are consists from one province to next. P/t have flexibility while still contributing to greater goal: system must ensure: privacy, security & confidentiality, 3 fundamental components of blueprint storage, point of care systems and connection, storage: each province has their own databases. It stores patient identification, physician information, diagnostic images, lab work, prescribed medications.
