New bill to improve data sharing processes between health care providers
Nurses and mental health advocates have welcomed the introduction of Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act. The Bill would see more data sharing and interoperability among healthcare providers, and subsequently, more connected care for patients.
“At its core, Bill S-5 is about patient safety,” Health Canada wrote in a press release. Currently, fewer than 3 in 10 primary care providers nationwide have a process for sharing patient care data outside their own practice.
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The Bill would require technology vendors that work with healthcare providers to “ensure that health information technology that they license, sell or supply as a service is interoperable.” It would also prohibit health information technology vendors from blocking data access.
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions supported the introduction of this legislation, adding that “fulsome access to patient health data gives nurses the information they need to make safe decisions and reduces unnecessary stress on frontline providers and their patients.”
Disconnected health services mean that patients do not get consistent care from physical health services, mental health services and community services. The Converge Mental Health Coalition has launched an Information Sharing Framework to improve how data flows between service providers.
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