eHealth
Four LHINs Partner on Mental Health and Addiction Pilot Project ‘Doorways’ to information means better care for patients
May 27, 2010 -- Four of Ontario’s fourteen LHINs are working together with Ontario’s Community Care Information Management (CCIM) leads to establish a portal for service providers to securely share and access accurate health information electronically. News Release (pdf)
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Champlain eHealth Strategic Plan (pdf) - November 2009
The eHealth Strategic Plan sets guidelines which will be followed during the rollout of the various initiatives envisioned as part of this plan.
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The government of Ontario created Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in 2004 to better integrate the healthcare delivery system as part of its Health Care Transformation Agenda. The Local Health System Integration Act 2006 provides a legal framework for the Champlain LHIN for creating a health system in Ontario that engages the community about needs and priorities.
Ontario’s eHealth Strategy 2009-2012 was developed after an intensive assessment of Ontario’s eHealth environment, an extensive review of eHealth initiatives in Ontario and other provinces and countries, a widespread consultation process with input from over 400 stakeholders, and deliberations by eHealth Ontario’s Board of Directors and senior management.
At the highest level Ontario e-Health vision has been described in the following manner:
"By 2016, Ontario's health system is the safest, highest quality, and most sustainable in Canada because people have the right information, at the right time, and in the right place. Ontarians are confident that:
- they have the information they need to make decisions about their health and healthcare
- providers and clinicians are freed to focus on timely and highest quality care
- government and LHINs ensure an accountable, equitable, effective, and efficient health system.
From this vision, the Champlain Local Health Integration Network is developing an information management and information technology team that will provide the strategic and operational direction on the development and implementation of this vision.
The Champlain LHIN will achieve its objectives by:
- developing an integrated eHealth strategy
- identifying and prioritizing eHealth initiatives for health service integration
- aligning Champlain Local Health Integration Networks eHealth vision and strategic direction with ongoing provincial priority projects and the Champlain LHINs integrated health service plan
- providing leadership for the implementation of initiatives
- assisting with communication adoption strategies
The Champlain LHIN completed the Primary Care eHealth Review of paper flow, which identified challenges of moving primary care physicians to a paperless office. Additionally, a Deployment Readiness Assessment was conducted to determine the relative readiness of the LHINs to take on electronic health record initiatives.
The Champlain LHIN also managed a Privacy Impact Assessment of the EMPI (Enterprise Master Person Index). EMPI cross-references patient identifiers across multiple information systems. The assessment reviewed compliance of projects with privacy legislation and common privacy practices.
eHealth Lead Council News
Connections Community Care Information Management Newsletter - Winter 2009 (pdf)
LHIN eHealth Leads Council Newsletter May 2008 (pdf)
LHIN eHealth Leads Council Newsletter December 2007 (pdf)
DI-PACS
The DI-PACS (Diagnostic Imaging - Picture Archiving and Communication System) project made good progress in 2007/08. Its goals are to move the Champlain LHIN to a filmless environment, create a central repository of medical images, and develop a central intake system for scheduling CT and MRI exams.
DI-r Initiative News
NEODIN - Champlain Diagnostic Imaging Network Newsletter April 1, 2010 (pdf)
NEODIN - Champlain Diagnostic Imaging Network Newsletter June 2009 (pdf)
NEODIN - Champlain Diagnostic Imaging Network Newsletter March 2009 (pdf)
Champlain Diagnostic Imaging Repository Initiative
Central Intake Project Backgrounder June 2008 (pdf)
The Champlain LHIN, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, has commissioned a study to explore the possibility of implementing a Central Intake System (CIS) for CT and MRI exams in the Champlain Region.