Tim Wilson
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/15/2014
Nightingale puts NexJ on its dance card
- 3/16/2014
Connecting the dots on Telus’s EMR strategy – and keeping an eye on its monopoly status
The news that Telus Health purchased Kelowna, B.C., EMR vendor Med Access took many analysts by surprise. After all, Telus had already bought three EMR vendors: Wolf Medical Systems in B.C., KinLogix in Quebec, and the Canadian Medical Association’s MD Practice Software. It looked like Telus had its hands full integrating these disparate solutions. However, with the recent announcement that it has invested $3 million in PatientSafe Solutions Inc., a California-based mobile healthcare software developer, a larger picture of Telus’s strategy is emerging. - 3/6/2014
Trusting the human voice—and getting the most out of EMRs
In the U.S. tens of millions of EMRs have been compromised since 2009 - 2/19/2014
How green is your healthcare?
The Coalition has a broad mandate that embraces all aspects of greening Canada’s health care landscape. Many hospitals have a long way to go when it comes to dealing with their organic waste. - 1/27/2014
From 3.5 hours to 15 minutes: a wait-time solution
Although we know there are peaks and valleys in emergency room demand leading to surgery, it is hardly a smooth algorithm. Some nights the ice is less slippery than others, and having an underused hospital is a waste of resources. In my view, there are three steps to solving this problem. - 1/5/2014
Uncle Sam wants your health data
- 12/18/2013
Building a healthcare app: a view from the inside
There is an interesting trend in mobile healthcare apps, where the initial investment in core functionality extends into areas that might be covered by competing applications such as personal health records. - 11/24/2013
B.C. healthcare prepares to say goodbye to pushing paper
In B.C., provincial health authorities and the Provincial Health Services Authority are moving aggressively away from paper. The aim is for physician offices to receive complete electronic distribution of lab, medical imaging, transcription, and other healthcare information, including reports by this time next year.
