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Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

Date
2022-05-09
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
Ethics and medical professionalism
Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Dr. Katharine Smart President of the Canadian Medical Association May 9, 2022 Check against delivery 2 I am Dr. Katharine Smart, president of the Canadian Medical Association and a

Best practices for smartphone and smart-device clinical photo taking and sharing

Date
2018-03-03
Topics
Health information and e-health
Ethics and medical professionalism
. Additionally, clinical photographs can provide physicians with a valuable tool for patient communication and education. Due to the convenience of this type of technology it is not appropriate to expect physicians to forego their use in providing their patients with the best care available. The

CMA pre-budget submission

Date
2020-08-07
Topics
Physician practice, compensation, forms
Health information and e-health
Health care and patient safety
Health systems, system funding and performance
been the national voice of Canada’s medical profession since 1867. RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATION 1 That the government create a one-time Health Care and Innovation Fund to resume health care services, bolster public health capacity and expand primary care teams, allowing Canadians wide

CMA statement on the governance of health information: A patient-partnered health information governance framework

Date
2022-06-29
Topics
Health information and e-health
intelligence and machine learning, and precision medicine).b,c WHY IT MATTERS In the pre-digital era, analogue paper-based information technology required the maintenance of different versions of a patient’s health record at each service location by service-based custodians, each with their own oversight

Digital health care and competition – a perspective from the Canadian Medical Association

Date
2021-06-25
Topics
Health information and e-health
Bureau’s December 2020 survey when using digital technology to access health services.3 Although respondents indicated they enjoy the convenience and time savings associated with digital health services, they stressed the importance of data security and privacy. Respondents also expressed that they would
Policy Type
Parliamentary submission
Date
2021-06-25
Topics
Health information and e-health
Our Focus
Aging
Pan-Canadian licensure
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Enhancing equitable access to virtual care in Canada: Principle-based recommendations for equity

Date
2021-04-30
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
Health information and e-health
. Genevieve Moineau President and CEO, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Ottawa Yasir Khalid Patient representative Marci Gillespie Assistant Director, Canada Health Act Division, Health Canada, Ottawa Matthew Howland Senior Policy Analyst, Canada Health Act Division, Health Canada, Ottawa

Guiding principles for physician electronic medical records (EMR) adoption in ambulatory clinical practice

Last Reviewed
2019-03-03
Date
2008-02-23
Topics
Health information and e-health
POLICY GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR PHYSICIAN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) ADOPTION IN AMBULATORY CLINICAL PRACTICE The following principles outline what is important to physicians and why as they make the decision to adopt electronic medical record systems (EMRs) in ambulatory clinical practice
Policy Type
Policy document
Last Reviewed
2019-03-03
Date
2008-02-23
Topics
Health information and e-health
Our Focus
Administrative burden
Less detail

Guiding principles for physicians recommending mobile health applications to patients

Date
2015-05-30
Topics
Health information and e-health
Physician practice, compensation, forms
smart phone and/or tablet. Some may also interface with medical devices.  The use of mobile health applications reflects an emerging trend towards personalized medicine and patient involvement in the management of their health information. By 2016, 142 million © 2015 Canadian

Guiding principles for the optimal use of data analytics by physicians at the point of care

Last Reviewed
2020-02-29
Date
2016-02-27
Topics
Health information and e-health
POLICY Guiding Principles for the Optimal Use of Data Analytics by Physicians at the Point of Care Executive Summary Electronic tools are now being used more widely in medicine than ever before. A majority of physicians in Canada have adopted electronic medical records (EMRs)—75% of
Policy Type
Policy document
Last Reviewed
2020-02-29
Date
2016-02-27
Topics
Health information and e-health
Less detail

Principles concerning physician information

Last Reviewed
2019-03-03
Date
2002-06-02
Topics
Health information and e-health
Ethics and medical professionalism
CMA POLICY PRINCIPLES CONCERNING PHYSICIAN INFORMATION In an environment in which the capacity to capture, link and transmit information is growing and the need for fuller accountability is being created, the demand for physician in- formation, and the number of people and organizations seek

Report of the Virtual Care Task Force

Date
2020-02-29
Topics
Health information and e-health
form of digital record keeping, and a majority of households have Internet access, there is a long way to go in terms of the use of digital technology to provide publicly insured, virtual care. 1 Shaw J, Jamieson T, Agarwal P, et al. Virtual care policy recommendations for patient-centred primary

Virtual care in Canada: Progress and potential. Report of the Virtual Care Task Force

Date
2022-02-26
Topics
Health information and e-health
patients to make technology choices within a standards framework). 5. Licensure needs to be modernized. A national licensure framework agreement should be the goal. 6. A new approach to clinical change management and medical education is needed to ensure that we keep the best of what we have

Vision for e-prescribing: a joint statement by the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Pharmacists Association

Last Reviewed
2019-03-03
Date
2012-12-08
Topics
Health information and e-health
Pharmaceuticals, prescribing, cannabis, drugs
authorized prescriber and a patient's pharmacy of choice, using clinical Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and pharmacy management software. Background Health Information Technology (HIT) is an enabler to support clinicians in the delivery of health care services to patients. The Canadian Medical

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