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Invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care to benefit Canadians

Canada should invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care to improve the health of Canadians, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). read more

What Health Systems, Hospitals, and Physicians Need to Know About Implementing Electronic Health Records

A decade ago, Kaiser Permanente installed the nation’s most comprehensive electronic health record ... a result, a primary care physician had to review and incorporate two sets of data, sometimes with ... read more

The Community Cure for Health Care

Health Leads, a national nonprofit ... In 14 of its 43primary care practices, every patient is screened for food insecurity using a validated, two-question screen built into their electronic health re... read more

Study details poverty, lack of health insurance among female health care workers

A study carried out by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania finds that low wages and poor benefits leave many femal... read more

Who owns your health records? You do.

In an increasingly data-driven world, Canadians ... access to care and care coordination and transition for older adults. The current Canadian health information landscape is a mess, consisting of hun... read more

Medical group sees the future in value-based healthcare

The medical group, which comprises four primary care practices in ... being able to show in your electronic health record what you are doing to move the needle to improve the health of your patients." ... read more

Federal Budget 2015: health experts react

Among this year’s health measures, the single ... primary health care idea was a fee for GP visits and tests. After a fierce backlash it failed to pass the Senate. This year there are some positive ch... read more

Western Reserve Hospital Launches e-Records System to Improve Care Delivery

Summa Western Reserve Hospital recently implemented its new electronic ... "The primary advantage of C.A.R.E. One for both physicians and patients is that a single record is available anywhere, anytim... read more

Readers And Tweeters: Are Millennials Killing The Primary Care Doctor?

Why should medical care not change as our expectations change? Certainly we have the technological ability to provide a portable health record one could take from site to site to improve continuity. W... read more

Single National Primary Care Electronic Health Record for Canadians

An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal asserts that Canada should invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care to improve the health of the Canadians ... wou... read more

A national electronic health record for primary care

Rather than adding another layer to an overly complicated system, we should rebuild it from the ground up, starting with primary care records. We should select a single system and make it the national ... read more

How to improve health care in Canada

Expanding public funding for cost-effective treatments, investing in primary ... of health care in Canada is good, but arguably not great," write Drs. Irfan Dhalla and Joshua Tepper of Health Quality ... read more