Thursday, May 17, 2007
South West Local Health Integration Network
E-Health moves forward
Imagine sharing patient information quickly,
confidently and securely
across more than 200 organizations from
Tobermory to Long
Point. Imagine the potential for integration,
collaboration and
seamless patient care.
The South West LHIN’s e-Health Steering
Committee is moving forward rapidly to make this
vision
a reality. As part of the information and
technology strategy emerging
from the LHIN’s Integrated Health Service Plan,
the Committee is
proposing to have 80% of agencies connected to
the new ONE Network
and ONE Mail system within a year.
ONE Network and ONE Mail are services offered
by the Government
of Ontario’s Smart Systems for Health Agency
(SSHA).
SSHA was created to provide a secure, integrated,
province-wide information technology
infrastructure allowing instant electronic
communication among
Ontario’s health service providers. SSHA is working
to connect doctors’
offices, hospitals, labs, public health offices,
community care centres and
pharmacies to improve the way personal health
information is shared in Ontario.
In the South West LHIN, the ONE Mail project will
offer providers
high-speed Internet connection at no cost, and an
information system
that includes enhanced security at all levels,
protection against viruses
and spam, a secure network for e-mails, and a
directory of other
ONE Mail users.
“This is a perfect illustration of how technology
can support
improved patient care,” says Diane Beattie, Chief
Information Officer
of London Health Sciences Centre and St.
Joseph’s Health Care,
London, and the South West LHIN e-Health
Lead. “The ONE network
will connect patients and providers throughout the
region, and make
transitions from one part of the health system to
another easier
and smoother.”
Article republished with permission from the South
West Local Health Integration Network Newsletter (Issue # 6)
For more information about the South
West Local
Health Integration Network, please visit
www.southwestlhin.ca.
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