Tim Wilson
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- 6/19/2011
Mobile health’s early movers
When it comes to technology adoption to advance mobile health, we often forget that, much as in the technology wars in the past, business acumen on the part of senior management, a robust distribution channel and early-mover status can be as advantageous as the technology itself. - 6/12/2011
There might be a reason EMRs aren’t impressing doctors
A recent article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal quoted Tom Closson, president and CEO of the Ontario Hospital Association, as saying it was an "unfair and inappropriate use of public money" to pay physicians who do not use electronic medical records. - 6/5/2011
The business of PHRs
At last week's e-Health 2011 Conference in Toronto I was introduced to the Telus Personal Health Record (PHR). It's not news that this has been in the works. For some time now Telus has let the market know that it's developing its Health Space, which is based on Microsoft’s HealthVault technology. - 5/29/2011
Telehealth study tells a larger tale
The recent news out of Canada Health Infoway that telehealth use in Canada is growing by more than 35% annually made great headlines, and there was a lot of good news within the study. However, there was also a lack of clarity as to how efficacious specific systems were, and a hidden story with regard to the social and health challenges in Canada’s north. - 5/23/2011
Mobile health needs a lift
As technology eHealth infrastructure settles in for the long haul – meaning interoperable EHRs, solid networks on the ground, and access to private clouds – it will be time for the “air war.” - 5/15/2011
Portable medical devices: crucial to 360-degree coverage
Medical device licensing rightly focuses on the viability – and safety – of a technology from a medical perspective. But the criteria often don’t include a vision of how technology will fit into larger, connected networks, or support electronic health records. - 5/8/2011
Advanced technology gives Canada Health Act a boost
The Canada Health Act, the document that underpins Canada’s public healthcare system, remains popular. However, few Canadians are willing to admit that the Act’s main tenets – namely public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility – have never been fully complied with. - 5/1/2011
Steven Huesing Debates show need for leadership
In Canada, there are two solitudes of sorts when it comes to the discussion of ICT in healthcare. On one side are the technologists and stakeholders. On the other side are the citizen patients themselves. - 4/24/2011
The boomers can learn from their elders
Sometimes if you repeat something often enough, it's taken as a common truth. One assumption – and certainly I'm as guilty of this as the next person – is that an aging population necessarily puts more pressure on the healthcare system. - 4/17/2011
Politicians should explain why Canada gets a B
HIMSS, otherwise known as Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the U.S.-based not-for-profit organization focused on “providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare,” has a technology adoption maturity model for hospitals that has as its highest level Stage 7.
