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Telehomecare project to improve delivery of services in Yukon
Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart announced a telehomecare project to improve the delivery of services to homecare clients.

Canada Health Infoway is providing $500,000 towards the project, with the remaining $50,000 being funded by Yukon Health and Social Services.

Enhancing access to health care in Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is at the leading edge of a new e-health service. The service, called a Diagnostic Imaging Repository or "DI-r", will enable electronic transfer of medical images and the associated doctors’ reports between hospitals in Northern and Eastern Ontario.

Although separated geographically, the technology of the DI-r allows the physicians access for consultation, referral and emergency services enhancing the patient’s continuity of care.

More hospitals join disagnostic imaging network
The integration of Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance into the Southwestern Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Network (SWODIN) completes the connection of all hospitals in Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) 2.

SWODIN is a revolutionary technology and infrastructure network that allows medical professionals to instantly access, exchange and store patient images such as X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds, mammograms and MRIs.

Health-care tip: Investing in information technology saves lives
In the long history of medicine, innovations in technology have steadily improved our ability to save lives, preserve health and improve the quality of life for patients. But some life-saving innovations are only found behind the scenes.

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