Enabled by new technology, laboratory staff at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) no longer have to shuttle so many times each day between six in-patient floors and the lab facility on the first floor. As part of a recent IHealth upgrade related to electronic ordering (commonly known as CPOE), Medical […]

What you need to know: Go-Live Date for Royal Jubilee Hospital is June 8, 2024 EHR Lab changes and enhancements successfully implemented Laboratory changes in orders and order sets were successfully implemented in the electronic health record (EHR) May 24-25 as part of the NRGH IHealth Uplift. The upgrade at […]

As you are aware, IHealth activation occurs at RJH on June 8, 2024. The VGH/Gorge Road Hospital and SI Surgical Centre activation has been rescheduled to September 14, 2024. Therefore, we have a few updates on education and readiness to share. For those of you who practice only at VGH, it has […]

NEW Go-Live Timeline for Tertiary Sites CPOE/Advanced EHR Activation/NRGH System Changes May 25*: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Laboratory EHR system changes) *Scheduled Cerner outage from 20:00 hrs on May 24 June 8: Royal Jubilee Hospital June 8: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (CPOE enhancements) September 14: Victoria General Hospital, Gorge Road […]

From an Island Health memo dated May 8, 2024: “We are writing today to share new information on the activation dates for IHealth at the South Island Tertiary Hospitals, the South Island Surgical Centre, and Gorge Road Health Center; as well as the implementation of Laboratory system updates at NRGH. […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Island Health medical staff help pave the way to Go-Live As Tertiary Go-Live approaches, medical staff from across the Island will be involved in the cutover process – transferring patient orders from paper to the electronic ordering (CPOE) platform. Providers’ contributions to the cutover process, […]

Scheduled Cerner Outage From the Evening of Friday May 10th, 2024 To the Morning of Saturday May 11th, 2024 Up to 7 Hours Duration All Island Health Laboratory Only Department Order Entry (DOE) What is Happening? There will be enhancements to laboratory orders and workflows. As a result, the Department […]

How to Access Mandatory IHealth Education to Prepare for Go-Live Visit the IHealth website—Medical Staff page for information on how to register and complete your  education in preparation for the IHealth Go-Live coming up May 25 for VGH, South Island Surgical Centre and Gorge Road Health Centre and June 8 […]