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Invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care ...

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

Canada’s Broken Electronic Medical Records Model - The Tyee

The records had come that way in a transfer from one of Canada’s biggest providers of electronic medical records. “Essentially, they have stripped out the type of vaccination,” the ... read more

Canada’s medical records systems are unwell - The Globe and Mail

A 2024 survey commissioned by national nonprofit Canada Health Infoway and the CMA found 95 per cent of physicians used electronic records, up from 82 per cent in 2017 and 39 per cent in 2010. read more

Millions of Canadians' health data available for sale to pharmaceutical ...

As the health-care system moves toward more electronic health records, often managed by private companies, Hardcastle said updates are needed to better protect patient information. read more

Primary-care teams, access to health records key fixes for family doc ...

TORONTO - A new report says patients across Canada see more primary health-care teams, access to their own electronic records and faster licensing of foreign-trained physicians as key ways to ... read more

More than five million Canadians struggle to access primary care, new ...

In its new report, CIHI found that 83 per cent of Canadians, or 26.2 million people, reported having access to a regular health care provider in 2023, while the other 17 per cent, or 5.4 million ... read more

Surgical backlogs ease in Canada, but millions still struggle for ...

A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says 83 per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults without one. read more