@Chris-Johnston -e Ellen Terry -Thank you

@Chris-Johnston awesome share! I registered and am looking forward to learning more.

@Sandra-Holdsworth stellar share!

@Sandra-Holdsworth

I'm glad that I'm not the only one that caught this. This originated from what I caught on LinkedIn via Avis Favaro (CTV medical journalist)

https://www.levernews.com/mychart-rewrites-the-rules-patients-lose-their-rights/

The new agreement dates back to May.

@Debra-Turnbull Totally agree!

@Chris-Johnston Wow! yes, it seems like there is definitely more "bricks" needed based on your experience. It still would be great to get "brick" one in place, though.

@Lynn-Ashdown Thanks for sharing Lynn 🙂 Do you know if they plan to offer a virtual attendance option? I’ve searched the conference website but don’t see anything, and I’ve emailed to ask but just wondered if you might know 🙂

@Chris-Johnston You're welcome!

I'm looking forward to this one - it should be really interesting.

The next webinar (free!) is now open for registration. Presentation is on October 28; noon EDT.

Here's the linkie to sign up: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nq4oBsVwTuaIqNVwO3Qd9A#/registration

@Kim-Locke

Hi Kim,

Epic(1) is a charting software (EMR - electronic medical record application) used in hospitals to gather patient data; for the purpose of patient care. [A director recently informed me that it is also used by one of their public Community Clinics.]

PocketHealth(2) (two brothers from Toronto) is a third-party platform, and application, that stores images in its repository (really big database). It stores images from hospitals/clinics (hospital/clinic must obtain patient consent) for a fee. It then makes the specific image (and sometimes, a summarized report) available for a fee - to the specific patient. Images are stored forever - until the patient makes a request for deletion directly to PocketHealth.

HALO is one part of the Connected Care(3) project proposed by CIHI and Canada Health Infoway(4). I had posted this because I had caught the presentation and was very excited to see a national standard for healthcare interoperability. Remember, health care is delivered at the provincial level. This is the first time that I see the feds getting involved in health data exchange. Later, CIHI held their own presentation; showing how the two pieces would work together.

How will this work for PocketHealth? I have no idea. They, like Epic, are software vendors. It will be up to the hospitals, clinics, and other care delivery organizations, to do their due diligence and vet whether the software they use conforms to the new standards. Understand, though, most software vendors have already been asking for this standardization from the government - so, they should already know this.

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