Health Sciences 4120A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Digital Health, Block Chain, Cloud Computing
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Accelerating the adoption of digital health technologies in canada. Accelerating the adoption of digital health technologies in canada. (2018, november). Retrieved 2020, april 15, from http://itac. ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/whitepaper-2018. pdf (accelerating the adoption of digital health technologies in canada, 2018) Canada must capitalize on their opportunity to adopt new digital health technologies, or it will fall behind when compared to other countries. The public and private sectors must be on the same page specifically regarding procurement practices and the innovation scale across the canadian provinces. The approach needs to be more structured between the provinces and different industries. People in health care disagree regarding how to get to their vision for the future. All of the stakeholders and vendors want a healthcare system that is safer, accessible and patient-centered. The approach for digital health technologies in canada needs more strategy. Global forces significantly influence the digitization of health in the candain healthcare system, alongside partnering with other ministries.