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| The beauty of Winter, Ontario, 2014 |
From an economic standpoint, we know this to be true -- e-Health seems to be tacking into that same wind.
For example, an initiative of the ABIM foundation called "Choosing Wisely" will be adopted in Canada, the idea being to ensure medical tests are really necessary and not duplicative.
It's being reported that many of the Provinces are implementing this idea beginning in a couple of months.
Let's hope this trend continues because word is out regarding a new rule in the US mandating patient on-line access to their lab results -- you'd take a test and be in the know in a couple of days.
No more waiting around for the normal built-in healthcare provider time lag -- what a concept!
What's next, access to your medical records on-line, you say?
Well, we can only hope our neighbor blazes the trail on that front as well, sometime soon.
A recent Accenture survey indicates that strong interest exists amongst seniors for on-line access to help manage their health -- one could perhaps infer an even stronger pent-up demand amongst the rest of the population.
So, amidst the various prognostications of gloom and doom concerning our health, I continue to encourage those charged with running our systems to give us on-line access to the data -- you may be quite surprised at the results.
On-line access has revolutionized the banking industry -- I'm convinced Electronic Health Records (EHRs) could do the same, both for our health and the attendant support systems.
In closing I'd like to ask a question, namely:
has anyone seen any evidence of Spring in Ontario? It seems to be nowhere in sight!
Ernest A. James
President and CEO
Regal Informatics Inc.
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