North Bay Regional Hospital is one of 23 in northern Ontario going digital tomorrow.
It means the electronic medical records of North Shore Health Network (NSHN) patients will be available to authorized clinicians partner hospitals throughout northeastern Ontario.
"The digital health upgrade will help make health care delivery more efficient, reduce the need for repeat testing and going over patients’ medical histories, and help prevent medical errors by providing clinicians with the information they need to make informed care decisions," says a news release.
“With other hospitals in the Northeast, NSHN has been working since 2018 to make this digital health transformation a reality,” said Tim Vine, NSHN President. “By making a single fully digital health record, patients will experience more seamless care in the northeast as they journey through the hospital system.”
The ONE (one person, one record, one system) Initiative is a northeast region-wide project to improve health care delivery by creating a single electronic health information system (HIS). The primary goal of this initiative is to enhance safe, evidence-based care.
“While we have been training and planning for this for a number of years, a transition like this will, inevitably, affect the speed and efficiency with which we deliver services. I know our patients will be understanding of these possible delays, and know we are working to delivery the highest quality, safest, care possible.”
other participating hospitals in our area:
- Mattawa Hospital
- Temiskaming Hospital,
- West Nipissing General Hospital,
- West Parry Sound Health Centre
