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Title: Academic Health Science - Health Reform Summary: Unique funding issues affect the operation of academic health science centres. A nationally coordinated approach is needed to put Health Reform Funding front and centre in the healthcare debate. more...	Title: Introduction to XML Summary: From early usage as Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) to Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) the history of the "Lingua Franca" of the internet has evolved to provide a means of data exchange that is truelly universal. more...
Title: Province of Ontario Website for healthy living Summary: Provides useful information on health related issues. more...	Title: Understanding PIPEDA and the impact on Healthcare Organizations Summary: A great deal has been made of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Some have used this misinformation to slow or even stop the development of a national electronic health record. Rather then breaking down the barriers to interoperability and exchange of patient health information from Hospital to Hospital, Doctor to Doctor, and ultimately to the patient and family some software vendors site PIPEDA as justification for maintaining proprietary systems. The technology exist to provide a secure and seamless exchange of health information. A collaboration of Hospitals and Doctors and Solution providers can make the eHR work and still maintain the privacy as prescribed in PIPEDA. more...
Title: Project Management Focus Summary: To be a customer focused organization a company needs to focus on project managment initiatives. more...	Title: Local Health Integrated Networks will change Healthcare delivery. Summary: The single greatest change in the delievery of healthcare in Ontario is being implemented. Still little is know or understood about how LHIN will operate or get funded. What we know is that MOHLTC is going ahead with this initiative. more...
Title: HealthScope 2004: Reporting to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians Summary: Building on the first Health Scope report released in 2002, Health Scope 2004 continues the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador`s commitment to report on the performance of its health system. Reflecting the themes of the 2000 First Ministers` Meeting Communiqué on Health and the 2003 First Ministers’ Accord on Health Care Renewal, this report presents information on eighteen featured and four non-featured indicators for this province, the other three Atlantic Provinces, and Canada overall. A brief overview of the population trends in the province and health expenditures is also presented.. more...	Title: Can you have universal healthcare without a family doctor? Summary: A Family Health Network is a group of family physicians who work together with other health care professionals to provide accessible, coordinated care to their patients and create a better working environment for themselves. A key benefit of FHNs is guaranteed after-hours care made possible by a combination of on-call arrangements and a telephone health advisory service. Participation in a Family Health Network is voluntary for all patients and physicians. more...
Title: Looking for a Family Doctor? Summary: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario provides a website to search of a doctor. more...	Title: For-Profit Hospitals Have Higher Death Rates Summary: Are non-profit hospitals safer the for profit insitutions. More deaths at for profit hospitals. Why? more...
Title: SGML in Healthcare Information Systems Summary: Standard Markup language for Health information is not a new concept. What`s missing is the drive by users to demand a integrated and viewable health record from their care providers. more...	Title: HL7 to xml conversion Summary: Provides a method of converting HL7 messages from ADT systems into XML format. more...

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