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e a l t h t e c h n o l o g y
EMR pilot
project
The EMR pilot project is a
joint initiative of the Department of Health and Community Services, the
Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) and
Eastern Health, in conjunction with the Newfoundland and Labrador
Medical Association.
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By NLMA Staff |
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The EMR pilot project is a joint
initiative of the Department of Health and Community Services, the
Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) and
Eastern Health, in conjunction with the Newfoundland and Labrador
Medical Association.
The Newfoundland Drive Family Practice
clinic and the Memorial University Family Practice unit, which operates
out of four clinic locations, are the two family practice groups
participating in the project.
The next phase in the shift to EMR
solutions for integrated practice management is connecting with Meditech
to receive outgoing laboratory and radiology reports, and the MCP
billing system.
“What we’re seeing now is a combination of
new technologies…all coming together with more robust operating systems to
the point where we are able to put together a very effective solution
for physician offices,” says Tom Alteen, Health Information Network
Project Manager for NLCHI. “I predict that in years to come,
Newfoundland and Labrador will experience similar uptake of EMR
technologies that exist in such mature EMR provinces as Alberta.”
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