Using an e-health record to check up on your spouse's ex: probably not what health officials in Alberta had in mind when they took patients' records into the virtual world. But an investigation by Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work revealed that an Edmonton ER physician did just that.
Dr. Graham Sher, chief executive officer of Canadian Blood Services, has said enough with the fear-mongering about the planned move of a regional blood-processing facility from New Brunswick to Halifax.
General Electric Co., through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. have announced plans to create a joint venture aimed at helping healthcare organizations and professionals use real-time, system-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and the patient experience.
