US EditionCanada Introduces Legislation to Create a More Connected Health Care System
Bill S-5 mandates health-tech companies to adopt standards and bans data blocking, addressing only 29% secure electronic sharing in Canada, officials said.
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New Federal Bill Targets A More Connected Health Care System
The burden of disconnected health care systems falls heavily on our health care providers. The fact that only 29% of providers share electronic information securely and seamlessly outside of their offices is entirely unacceptable. The fact that fax machines are still used is entirely unacceptable. The fact that Canadians have to walk around with printed copies of their health information, while other sectors have moved fully digital decades ago …
The first reading of this Act concerning the interoperability of health information technologies and the prohibition of the blocking of data by providers of health information technologies took place this Wednesday in the Senate. The law aims to allow the connection between different systems. This legislation does not create a digital identifier, a platform or a database containing medical information. It allows, without imposing it, secure acce…
CFNU applauds the federal government’s move to build a more connected health care system Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) supports the federal government’s decision to introduce legislation that would build a more connected health care system. The Connected Care for Canadians Act, Bill S-5, aims to empower health care providers and protect patient safety by ensuring providers are able to share electronic information securely and seamlessly outside […]
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