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Methadone Maintenance Treatment Service Evaluation and Critical Appraisal of the Electronic Database at Addiction Prevention and Treatment Services, Nova Scotia Hospital
(2012-05-29)
This report summarizes the internship work of Patryk Simon, a Master in Health Informatics candidate. The internship was completed from April 26 to August 19, 2011 at the Addiction Prevention and Treatment Services (APTS), ...
Planning the Design and Implementation of an Application for Surveillance of Notifiable Disease
(2012-06-11)
This internship was completed at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Nova Scotia Department of Health during the months of January – April 2006. The intern reported to Dr Maureen Baikie, Deputy Chief Medical ...
Determining Requirements for a Practice Relevant Database for the Ophthalmology Clinic at The Medical Centre
(2015-09-09)
Rising hospital operational costs concomitant with ever increasing patient demands have put a considerable strain on the health economy. Improving fragmented patient flow processes, incorporating cost effective technological ...
Design of a Decision Support System for an Electronic Medical Record System
(2013-12-10)
The intent of the internship was to attempt the design and implementation of a
Decision Support System (DSS) in support of the Primary Healthcare Information
Management (PHIM) program, an initiative within the Nova Scotia ...
Systems Analysis at Capital District Health Authority
(2012-07-31)
Health Informaticians are faced with a tough challenge in today’s healthcare environment – to deliver innovative solutions for improving the way we deliver healthcare, while keeping within a strict budget. Capital District ...
Using MetaMap Program to Map Medical Curriculum to MCC and One45 Controlled Vocabulary
(2012-07-31)
This project was undertaken in order to assist Dalhousie University’s UGME department in tracking the frequency at which particular concepts appear within its curriculum. Data was generated for the sake of analysis regarding ...
Using R and Latex to Develop Automated Wait Time Report Generator for Nova Scotia Screening Program
(2012-05-28)
According to the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program, with the presence of long waiting time lists there is an increasing need for automatic analysis methods to determine the causes of its existence. The AutoReport Generator ...
Health System Key Performance Indicators
(2016-07-15)
The Nova Scotia government and the Health Authorities need to ensure accountability so existing health system resources are maximized. To monitor system performance, information is needed about where dollars are spent and ...
The Use of Electronic Synoptic Operative Reporting to Improve Operative Reports for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
(2012-09-10)
Improving the quality of care for patients requires assuring accurate diagnosis and timely,
accessible information that enables treatment planning and makes patient care decisions more informed and evidence-based. ...
Needs Assessment and System Design: Implementation of an Electronic Charting and Database System at a Canadian Poison Centre
(2012-06-05)
The IWK Regional Poison Centre at the time of this paper kept only paper-based patient care records. The growing number of queries regarding statistical data on poisonings in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island prompted ...