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  • Games for Health Day – May 9, 2006

    Hello all, I’m sorry for not posting more frequently, but I am only just recovering from a month filled with colds, flus, and other ailments. Being sick definitely sucks. Anyway, a while back, I started a series (but didn’t get a chance to finish) on my predictions for disruptive technologies in health care. One of…

  • Ehealth in the news – EHRs profiled in Canadian Business magazine

    I came across an interesting little article in a recent issue of Canadian Business magazine (Feb. 13-26, 2006) written by Erin Pooley titled, “Health’s digital divide: Electronic health records”. The article caught my eye because it was included in a special theme issue on media and the forthcoming digital transformation. Medicine/health was one of the…

  • Lessons Learned from Canada’s 2006 Federal Election

    In Canada, we recently held an election at the Federal level (January 23rd, 2006). The election was called in late 2005 when the Liberal minority government fell. On election day, Canadians voted and received a Conservative minority government. While the overall result was not surprising, some of the details were (and continue to be) quite…

  • Blanket WiFi access in Toronto

    This week, Toronto Hydro Telecom announced plans to create a high-speed wireless zone beginning in the downtown core. Touted as being a means of bringing “Toronto on to the world stage”, the service will be free for the first six months. A few colleagues have suggested that this development may be a significant step toward…

  • Do we need a health care version of the olympics?

    I’ve often wondered why people (and society in general) can get so worked up and passionate about certain events, and yet remain absolutely untouched by others. Previously, I noted the zeal and passion that some people have for computer products – the same concept applies to fans of music bands or car aficionados and so…

  • State of the Union address 2006 and ehealth

    As I was folding laundry, I was watching the 2006 State of the Union address by President George Bush on TV earlier this evening. I wasn’t really paying much attention because of the rhetoric about freedom, peace, fighting terrorism, and building a strong economy. But, when Pres. Bush started talking about healthcare, I was surprised…

  • ehealth and a challenge of sharing information

    Recently, I accompanied my mom to the local hospital. A few days ago, my mom fell during an ice storm and broke her wrist. Luckily, she was able to see the orthopaedic surgeon at the fracture clinic to rule out any complications. This particular hospital has a very interesting set-up. There are computer carts located…

  • ehealth, specialists, and strategy

    Sometimes I wonder if the strategy for developing and deploying ehealth/health inforamtics is effective. In Ontario, and probably in many parts of Canada, the government has developed a series of massive infrastructure projects to create a functional electronic health record. What this means is that there are multi-million dollar projects to design, develop, test, and…