E-Health - updated May 25, 2010 
What is eHealth?
Who is eHealth?
How are we Doing?
eHealth Connected
eLearning
What’s New(s)?
What is eHealth?
As a definition, e-Health or Electronic Health means using information and
communication technologies to help meet the healthcare needs of people,
healthcare professionals, healthcare providers, and policy makers. Simply put,
it is a tool or “enabler” to enhance and support health services.
CE eHealth Vision:
The vision for CE LHIN eHealth is to use technology or “eHealth” to improve or “Better Health” and the delivery of care in the Central East LHIN. eHealth acts as an enabler who supports the implementation of the Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP), and help the LHIN achieve its health and organizational outcomes across the continuum of care.
CE eHealth Strategies
- Use Technology to Improve Health and Safety of the CE LHIN Population
- Ensure Clinical Information Follows the Person
- Ensure the Referral and Seamless Transfer of People
- eHealth Supports Providers in Delivering Care
- eHealth Enables Streamlined Business Processes to Improve Efficiencies
|
CE eHealth Strategies and Planning Documentation (2007–2012)
We are in year 3 (2010) of the first 5 year eHealth Strategic Plan. Currently CE LHIN eHealth is preparing a “refresh” of the Plan to both incorporate new provincial initiatives in ehealth and the new vision of the CE LHIN IHSP (2010 – 2013).
eHealth Ontario
eHealth Ontario is a new organization that will play the leading role in harnessing information technology and innovation to improve patient care, safety and access in support of the government’s health strategy. eHealth Ontario will provide a single, harmonized, coherent province-wide eHealth Strategy and align it through a single point of accountability. This work will enable and fulfill the government’s strategic healthcare priorities.
On March 19, 2009, eHealth Ontario released Ontario’s eHealth Strategy.The strategy focuses on three clinical priorities over the next three years:
- Diabetes Management
- Medication Management
- Shortening wait times in hospital Emergency Departments
Please click here to review the strategy and learn more about eHealth Ontario.
eHealth in the Central East LHIN
e-Health or Electronic Health means using information and communication technologies to help meet the healthcare needs of people, healthcare professionals, healthcare providers, and policy makers. It is simply a tool or “enabler” to enhance and support health services.
Beginning in 2006, the e-Health team, working closely with the organizations in the Central East LHIN began to develop a strategy and roadmap to build on current technology and further develop e-health to support the Integrated Health Services Plan (IHSP).
The e-Health team of the Central East LHIN is committed to aligning their successes with the needs of the professionals, providers, and community as well as the direction of the province.
The Central East LHIN has developed a vision for the use of technology -- Better e-Health Better Health -- and an e-Health Strategic Plan that will support the implementation of its Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP) and help the LHIN achieve its health and organizational outcomes. The Central East LHIN e-Health sees e-Health as an enabler, facilitating electronic exchange of information across the continuum of care, and helping the LHIN to:
- use information technology and information management to support people and families, and improve the health and safety of the population in the LHIN and beyond
- ensure clinical information follows the person (with consent)
- ensure the seamless transfer and referral of people among LHIN partners and with providers outside the LHIN, while meeting privacy requirements
- streamline business processes to facilitate efficiency
- support providers in delivering care
E-Health Strategic Plan
We are in year 2 (2009) of the 5 year strategic plan. While only at the “baby steps” stages with some of these enormous initiatives, we can see some success in improving healthcare with technology or “e-Health”.
Request for Membership for eHealth Community Consultation Working Group - posted October 14, 2009
The Central East LHIN eHealth Steering committee is inviting representatives from community-based Health Service Provider Agencies to provide input and expertise to the Steering Committee as it continues to rollout the Central East LHIN eHealth Strategic Plan. The Working Group, which will meet on a monthly basis for a six month period, will assist the Steering Committee in identifying, prioritizing and provide project planning and action for eHealth initiatives that align with both the Integrated Health Service Plan and the needs of community agencies. Members will also act as act as key stakeholders and champions of eHealth initiatives within their community.
Interested individuals are asked to review and complete an Expression of Interest (EOI) form which includes links to the group’s DRAFT Terms of Reference and the current eHealth Strategic Plan. Completed EOIs must be received by Friday, October 23rd. Questions about this Working Group can be directed to Karol Eskedjian, Sr. Planning Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, CE LHIN eHealth via keskedjian@tsh.to.
Expression of Interest Form (EOI)
HIS Consolidation Project: e-Vitalize Patient Care Through Standardization - posted August 18, 2009
On August 11, stakeholders from across the Central East LHIN spent a day together learning more about the Hospital Information System (HIS) Consolidation Project - Phase II. The sessions included a welcome and updates from both the CEO of the CE LHIN, Deborah Hammons, and Doug Tessier, Senior Vice President at e-Health Ontario. The presentations provided an overview of the current e-health landscape, the HIS project with a focus on standardization, how the project is being put into action to better serve patients and support health care providers and clinical modules available through the introduction of Meditech 6.0. The agenda, presentations (pdfs) and a short survey below provide everyone with an opportunity to review the materials and provide feedback.
Latest News
e-Health Initiative Updates
Within the Strategic plan, each specific initiative is a project unto itself and much work is being done to further them. For information and updates on each initiative, please click on the links below. Please note that at the present time current information is available on Year 1 and Year 2 projects only.
e-Health
Shared Non-Clinical Services
Moving People Through the System
Safe Environments of Quality Care
Health and Human Resources
e-Health Team
The e-Health Team is a diverse group of Technical folks from the various organizations in the Central East LHIN; from IT Directors, to Physicians, and Community Representatives. For more detailed information on the committees and their information, please click on the link below.
CE LHIN e-Health Committees
Community Consultation
To be an enabler to the Integrated Health Services Plan (IHSP) and the various initiatives at the Central East LHIN, the e-Health Team needed and continues to need direction and input from the community; both large organizations and smaller providers. For more information and progress, please click on the link below.
Community Consultation on e-Health
Alignment with Provincial E-Health Strategy
E-Health Ontario
We are not alone on this path. All other LHINs and the new provincial e-Health Agency are working toward enhancing healthcare with e-health. To gather further information on e-Health Ontario and its work, please click on the links below.
Resource Documents of the Provincial e-Health Strategy