Uptown Health Centre Receives Early Adopter Award from Canada Health Infoway in their Outcomes ImagineNation Challenge
15 Dezember 2011 - 4:00PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
- Wins in the e-scheduling category for myPatientAccess, a secure
patient web portal powered by Nightingale - Offering up to $1
million in awards, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway)
challenges Canadians to demonstrate the use and growth of
e-solutions in their practices or organizations through this
team-based Challenge. MARKHAM, ON, Dec. 15, 2011 /CNW/ -
Nightingale Informatix Corporation www.nightingalemd.com
("Nightingale" or "Company"), an application service provider (ASP)
of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services,
is pleased to announce that their client and partner, Uptown Health
Centre, is a recipient of Canada Health Infoway's ImagineNation
Outcomes Challenge Early Adopter Award. Uptown Health Centre won in
the e-Scheduling category for myPatientAccess, a secure web patient
portal powered by Nightingale that offers patients access to their
health information and additional health management tools. The
eScheduling feature of myPatientAccess qualified as an early
adopter based on its functionality, which allows patients to book
appointments online without interaction with another person. "We at
Uptown Health Centre are committed to supporting ehealth strategies
for Ontarians by leveraging advanced EMR and PHR solutions with the
help of Nightingale On Demand and myPatientAccess," says Dr.
Kaushal of Uptown Health Centre. "We understand that in order to
move our National eHealth strategy forward, we need to inspire our
peers to adopt innovative IT solutions for the betterment of our
health care system." "It's not surprising that Uptown Health
Centre's been recognized for its advanced approach to patient
communication," says Sam Chebib, President and CEO of Nightingale
Informatix Corp. "Uptown Health Centre and their team of
knowledgeable physicians have demonstrated proficiency and
excellence in their clinical practices, further establishing
themselves as subject matter experts in healthcare IT." The Uptown
Health Centre team was the first group in York region to adopt
cloud based EMR almost 9 years ago. "I congratulate the Uptown
Health Centre on being one of the first to qualify for the Outcomes
Challenge, which recognizes teams that use IT tools in areas that
provide value for patients and clinicians," said Jennifer Zelmer,
Senior Vice-President, Clinical Adoption and Innovation, Canada
Health Infoway. "They are providing their patients with
something Canadians have told us they want: the ability to
book appointments online." The challenge seeks to accelerate the
use and spread of innovative solutions in health care information
and communication technologies (ICT) in four key areas with
the potential to improve health care quality and the patient
experience in Canada: -- e-Scheduling -- Patient access to health
information -- Medication reconciliation -- Clinical synoptic
reporting About Uptown Health Centre Founded in 2001, Uptown Health
Centre has been a provider of health care services to a growing
patient population of all ages in the GTA. Uptown has always
maintained a focus on preventive care whilst technology has
assisted in the delivery of healthcare information to its patient
population. Uptown Health launched mypatientaccess.ca in
2010, the centres patients now enjoy the privilege of
accessing MD schedules, Laboratory results, Prescription medication
details and Medical records online 24/7 in real time via the
mypatientaccess.ca portal. Spread over 3 centres the clinics
provide a wide range of services including: Family Medicine, After
hours centre, Urology, Dermatology, Physiotherapy, Rheumatology and
Physiatry. www.uptownhealthcentre.com Uptown Health is a proud
supporter of Reelworld Film Festival, taking place from April
11-15, 2012 www.reelworld.ca About myPatientAccess.ca
Mypatientaccess.ca is a simple, convenient and secure online
approach for patients to manage their health information, the
application is available 24/7, 365 days a week. Patients who use
mypatientaccess.ca are able to access their Physician's schedule,
review laboratory results, access prescription medication data
along with other medical records. Mypatientaccess.ca is the only
application in Canada tethered to an ASP Physician EMR in real
time. www.mypatientaccess.ca About Nightingale Informatix
Corporation (www.nightingalemd.com) Nightingale is one of the
fastest growing health care service and software companies in North
America and is recognized as an industry leader in Web-based
clinician and community based electronic medical records (EMR) and
patient portals the needs of small primary care practices,
multi-physician outpatient clinics, and large scale regional health
organizations and networks. Coupled with integrated practice
management, transcription and revenue cycle management,
Nightingale's comprehensive service offering allows customers to
enhance patient care, increase revenue opportunities and optimize
operations. Nightingale is continuously innovating and enhancing
its services to meet the needs of its growing and diverse customer
base. Nightingale - Healthcare
connected. www.nightingalemd.com About Canada Health Infoway
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is an independent, not-for-profit
organization funded by the federal government. Infoway jointly
invests with every province and territory to accelerate the
development and adoption of information and communications
technology projects in Canada. Fully respecting patient
confidentiality, these secure systems will provide clinicians and
patients with the information they need to better support safe care
decisions and manage their own health. Accessing this vital
information quickly will help foster a more modern and sustainable
health care system for all Canadians. For more information about
Canada's efforts to implement information and communications
technologies for health care, visit www.infoway-inforoute.ca.
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