Access eHealth Blog

With digital advancements streamlining our everyday work and improving our efficiency to take on more tasks, it’s no wonder that technology has shaped our lives in this digital world. Its benefits and impacts are clear. Every industry — particularly the medical industry — needs to embrace some form of technological tools to improve day-to-day workflows. […]

You expect your care to be safe when you enter a hospital, and for most people it is. However, a small portion of patients experience some type of unintended harm as a result of the care they receive. These are known as medical errors.  In Canada, preventable medical errors account for approximately 17,000 to 23,000 deaths

It is said that “Health is Wealth” and is the most important asset one can hold. Why? Because no matter how much a person has materially, none of it matters unless they have the health to enjoy it. Sleeping on a bed of cash means nothing if we’re terminally ill. Whether it is the abundance of lack thereof, health affects us all—and World Health Day

Imagine a world where no matter where you lived, you had the opportunity to receive a high-level of care. From doctors diagnosing your symptoms despite their physical presence, or choosing a medical specialist, regardless of where they live in the world. Maybe your friend highly recommends the laser eye surgeon she used last week that

In our previous post, we talked about what an EHR and EMR is and their differences. Today, we wanted to share some findings from Gartner, one of the world’s leading research companies, on how these two technologies can and will create substantial real-life benefits to Canada’s health care system. One of their areas of study

The differences between an EHR and EMR are subtle and often used as interchangeable terms, which can lead to confusion—even with medical practitioners. However, these distinctions can be quite profound when it handles the medical records of nearly 38 million citizens across Canada. But what exactly is an EMR and EHR? What is the difference

As Canadians, we take pride in our free health care. Care professionals—each with their own specializations, workflows and patients—form the foundation that we all depend on. But each and every one of these professionals share a single problem: How can we improve the care of our patients?  One of the issues of Canadian healthcare today