This memo was circulated last week to medical staff at RJH and VGH: IHealth update: Timing set for CPOE activation at VGH/RJH (including GRH and SISC) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Following several months of detailed planning work, the IHealth team and senior clinical and medical leaders have agreed that […]
Read moreOur South Island MSA Quarterly Meeting is coming up next week, and we’re looking forward to having a great conversation with the IHealth team. We’ve submitted the following questions to them, which they’ll address at the meeting. If you have other questions, let us know or join the meeting. RSVP […]
Read moreDear Colleagues: Island Health long term care (LTC) sites continue to implement the Cerner Electronic Health Record (EHR) with advanced functionality – clinical documentation and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) with an electronic medication administration record (MAR). The following LTC sites are using the Cerner EHR: Dufferin Place, the Summit […]
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In March, 44 members of Island Health’s medical staff started in their roles as IHealth Specialty Leads, supporting efforts to advance integrated, region-wide use of the Cerner electronic health record (EHR) across programs and services. Medical staff who represent different surgical and medical specialties will work with their colleagues to […]
Read moreThis letter from Dr. Hayley Bos and Dr. Brian Mc Ardle was circulated to Medical Staff on March 28, 2022 We are pleased to share this summary of “early learnings” from medical staff following activation of electronic clinical documentation at RJH and VGH. This summary is the result of engagement […]
Read moreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW On April 27, 2022, Island Health medical staff (physicians, midwives, nurse practitioners as well as their learners) will have the ability to select their authored clinical notes for release to patients who are enrolled in the MyHealth patient portal. The 12 clinical note types available […]
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Decisions on which sites will go live in 2022 and into 2023 are expected following engagement with local sites and a February 22 meeting of the IHealth Executive Steering Committee. A number of ongoing challenges across the region – for example, related to COVID-19 pandemic response, global supply chain issues, […]
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Island Health medical students’ ER experience improved with EHR change suggested by physicians Medical students in some of Island Health’s busiest emergency departments are now able to practice their documenting skills with electronic clinical documentation, thanks to a recommendation from three ER physicians who advocated for a change to the […]
Read moreA request from our friendly neighbourhood IHealth team: Dear Colleague, Thank you to our Medical Staff members at RJH and VGH who made the transition to electronic clinical documentation such a success. To continue improving our processes for future activations, we ask that you take a few minutes to fill […]
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Many thanks to the IHealth Communications Team for sharing this good news story from the VGH ClinDoc Go-Live. Physicians rounding together during the first days of ‘go-live’ in early October at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) were able to share perspectives from the IHealth project’s past, present, and future transition to […]
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