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If you visit your doctor’s office or local hospital, you stand a better than even chance that most of your medical records will be captured on paper. Since being launched in 2001, Canada Health Infoway has spearheaded the drive to give clinicians and patients seamless, secure electronic access to electronic health records (EHR). By encouraging collaboration among provinces and territories, Infoway is ensuring successful projects in one jurisdiction are replicated across the country. Already, 272 EHR-related projects are either underway or complete, and Infoway is well on its way to delivering EHRs to 50% of Canadians by 2010. By giving health care providers the information they need, where and when they need it, Infoway has already set the stage for continued cost-effective delivery of world-class medical services to Canadians.
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