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TASK FORCE TO ALIGN ON ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD STANDARDS : Focusing in on the acceleration of electronic health records, industry leaders from Canada have formed a task force to promote the transition to a new set of pan-Canadian health information technology standards. The task force will zero in especially with point of service systems, by engaging clinicians, health care providers and vendors. Involving these stakeholders will support the planning required to ensure the interoperable electronic health record (iEHR)  is leveraged and the adoption of the Canada wide standards will be accelerated.

“With the aligned direction of our industry partners we can now work collaboratively to accelerate the deployment and use of these interoperability standards for the benefit of Canadians and the Canadian health system.” said Dennis Giokas, Chief Technology Officer, Canada Health Infoway.

Common standards are an integral element of, and a key requirment for, the establishment of a pan-Canadian interoperable electronic health record. Significant cost savings and quality improvements are achieved when custom integration is eliminated. Patients, clinicians and health service delivery organizations all benefit when data can be reliably shared across health care systems.

“The transition to common pan-Canadian standards allows us to achieve the highest quality in an interoperable electronic health record system. As an industry we are starting to see market demand for these new standards, and our members are making commitments to meet that demand. Success will come when we work together on this very complex challenge,” said Daniel Laplante, Executive Director, Association of Health Technology Industry (AITS)

AS REPORTED BY : CANADA HEALTH INFOWAY

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