September 16th is “Go/NoGo” day for IHealth – the day when administration will decide whether to proceed with the scheduled ClinDoc launch at RJH on September 20th or postpone. A decision on the VGH launch will be made in late September before the anticipated launch day of October 4th. Although your voices may […]
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More than half of RJH and VGH Medical Staff surveyed are motivated to move to electronic Clinical Documentation A total of 94 Medical Staff members at RJH and VGH – or about 15% of all Medical Staff at the two sites – responded to the IHealth electronic Clinical Documentation go-live […]
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When a patient is seen in the emergency room, it is crucial that important medical information be communicated from the ER to their family physician in a timely and accurate fashion. Yet historically, emergency room physicians have relied on a carbon copy paper charting system to transmit this information, a […]
Read moreIsland Health medical, clinical, operational and support teams are doing everything possible to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and sustain the health care system in our communities. Listening to input from physicians, staff and leaders, and to relieve pressure during this particularly stressful time, we have decided to re-schedule […]
Read moreWith the help of the Doctors of BC, the MSA has been meeting weekly with IHealth leadership to emphasize the importance, value, and definition of early engagement in making the roll-out better and ultimately making their workload easier. Members of the South Island MSA have varying degrees of clarity about […]
Read moreThank you to everyone who joined last month’s South Island MSA meeting on IHealth, and especially to the Island Health leaders who presented. Please find below everything you need to relive the meeting: Meeting Presentation Minutes from South Island MSA meeting of November 3, 2020 Video of meeting: Part 1 […]
Read moreIsland Health has recently let us know that they will moving forward on iHealth in South Island. At present we do not have further information or timelines. Dr. Ben Williams, the Chief Medical Officer, as well as other members of Senior Executive will be presenting at a our MSA meeting […]
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Notwithstanding the title, there are four points in this month’s newsletter. All are (IMHO) important. 1. iHealth Update Mr. Owen Haley has recently taken charge of the introduction of iHealth. He comes with a track record of successfully doing so in in two separate locations in Alberta, as well as […]
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