eHealth

Faster, safer, better healthcare

One of the cornerstones of eHealth is the protection of personal health information. All patient information in B.C. are protected by privacy measures that are among the strongest in Canada.

B.C.'s new e Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act introduced April 2008 moves B.C. a step closer to its goal of giving citizens access to their health records and medical information, while protecting privacy, through electronic health records.

Access to patient information will be restricted to only those having a legal right and clear need to access the information or to access the systems where the information resides.

Protection of personal health information in the Electronic Health Record (21.7 Kb)

 

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