Ministry of Health
eHealth - Faster, safer, better healthcare
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
The Province has been working with Sun Microsystems (B.C.) Inc. since June 2007 to build the infrastructure needed for electronic health records.
The iEHR will:
- Improve patient care by providing access to a range of clinical information including laboratory test results, medication histories and diagnostic images for care providers.
- Protect patient confidentiality by enforcing privacy rules which will prevent unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, patient data;
- Enable the secure exchange of healthcare data between care providers by enforcing consistent data standards, access rules and audit activities;
- Reduce information technology infrastructure costs by providing a single, provincial data exchange hub.
Eric has lived in six different parts of B.C. in 10 years. A senior, he has had x-rays, and blood tests in several different towns and various prescriptions. Visiting Cranbrook, he visits a walk in clinic. Currently, Eric’s records exist all over the province, on paper and film. With the creation of the electronic health record all of Eric’s records will be available in a secure file online only for him and authorised health professionals like the physician in Cranbrook. He will get faster, safer, better care.
eHealth will provide
- secure and authorized access to health records from anywhere in the province
- physicians better access to patient records
- consolidated lab results - your tests online for your caregiver when you need them
- enhanced PharmaNet improved patient safety
- X-rays, CT scans and MRIs online for your caregiver
- health services over distance - TeleHealth, in rural and remote areas and for First Nations
- improved public health service delivery to the public
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