The money will be used to pay up to 70 per cent of implementation costs help doctors’ offices switch over from paper to secure electronic records and operating costs up to a maximum of $20,000 for the first two years.
The incentive is being offered through the federal Canada Health Infoway, a national program to accelerate the development of electronic health record projects in Canada.
Oswald said about 26 per cent of doctors in the province have already adopted electronic records. The funding will also help them upgrade their systems.
Oswald said the province would be happy if 70 per cent of the province’s roughly 1,300 family or community physicians bought into electronic records.
"The ultimate goal is a more connected Manitoba," she said.
Oswald made the announcement today at the annual eHealth Conference for provincial health-care providers.
Roger Girard of Manitoba eHealth, said a wider use of electronic records will reduce confusion in the health-care system, for example when a doctor refers a patient to a specialist, but their paper file doesn’t follow them.
"In order for those dots to be connected they have to be automated," Girard said.
Manitoba eHealth is the government department responsible for implementing electronic records not only for doctors, but hospitals and labs,
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Quelle/Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 26.10.2010
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