Current e-health initiatives
- Electronic medical records (EMRs): Two EMR vendors (TELUS Health Solution Inc. and QHR Technologies) provide EMR solutions for Nova Scotia physicians
- Virtual care: The way health care is delivered in Nova Scotia is evolving. Virtual care has the potential to increase access to health care for all Nova Scotians
- Privacy legislation: Physicians in Nova Scotia must comply with the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) and its regulations
Your e-health team at DNS
As the e-health landscape in Nova Scotia continues to evolve, DNS wants to ensure you understand the opportunities available to you, that you are involved in key e-health system decisions and that you’re best positioned to deliver optimal patient care.
Jyllian Cress is the association’s e-health policy advisor. Her goal is to bring the physician’s voice and influence to e-health policy planning in Nova Scotia. In this role, she:
- Develops DNS e-health positions, strategies and policies to support our goals and business plan
- Works with the DNS E-health Committee to inform our e-health position and strategy development
- Promotes DNS member engagement with key stakeholders in all stages of e-health initiatives
- Informs and communicates with DNS members on key e-health policy issues
- Works with the e-health advisor to provide consistent, reliable, advice and guidance
Brent Andrews is the association’s e-health advisor. In this role, he:
- Answers questions and advises members on e-health initiatives
- Answers questions about EMRs, virtual care and voice recognition/dictation technologies
- Advises on how to implement incoming and outgoing electronic faxing
- Helps escalate issues related to service or support
- Provides a conduit to individuals or groups that set direction and policies on e-health issues in the province
- Provides hands-on support for general or specific IT-related questions
- Assists with encrypting computers to help protect patient data
- Advises and answers questions about EMR funding