Ontario is providing up to $29,800 per physician over 3 years for new adopters of electronic medical records. In the few weeks since the program has been implemented, the OMA has gotten over 650 inquiries and over 150 applicants. There’s a local option and a cloud option, which runs off the eHealth Ontario servers. Interestingly, up to $14,400 is available for early EMR adopters who complete upgrades to the latest spec.
Some interesting features at OntarioMD try to increase the effectiveness of the implementation:
- EMR Advisor, an Ontario-based blog that includes information, tips and case studies;
- A transition support program;
- A support guide; and
- Practice management consultants (on the government’s dime).
Meanwhile, Canada Health Infoway got its own clean bill of health from the Auditor General.
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EMR by Nightingale // November 18, 2009 at 3:24 am |
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Jeremy G // November 18, 2009 at 1:27 pm |
More an ad than a comment, really, but hi.