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Request for Proposal and Data Quality issues of Electronic Medical Record: Radio Frequency Identification Solution
(2012-09-10)
In July 2012, the author was involved with a team that developed a request for proposal (RFP) for an electronic medical record (EMR) system in the Health Informatics department at King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Saudi ...
Scoping the Processes and Feasibility of a Synoptic Breast Pathology Reporting Module
(2012-09-11)
This report presents the work that has been done in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Dalhousie University in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program during the summer term from May to August ...
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. ...
Aboriginal Population Data Indicators Pilot
(2012-08-21)
The author undertook the “Aboriginal Population Data Indicators pilot Project” as an internship with the Cancer Informatics Unit (CIU) of Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC) at Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, ...
Patient Tracking Module of the Horizon Surgical Manager (HSM) Planning and Design Project
(2012-08-21)
One of the major challenges faced by healthcare organizations are the surgical wait times and the impact it has on the quality of patient care. Healthcare leaders have realized and are now investing resources in key areas ...
Data Analysis of Pharmacy Rejection Claims for a Reimbursement Solutions Provider
(2014-01-10)
The scope of the internship revolved around the flow and use of information stored in the
database of a pharmacy reimbursement solutions provider, STI Technologies Limited. This organization, based in Halifax, started out ...
The Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care Initiative: Implementing Nursing Sensitive Outcomes Measurement Across Sectors of the Health Care System
(2012-07-31)
The measurement and assessment of patient health outcomes is important for ensuring that health care organizations are providing the best and most effective care. The Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (HOBIC) ...
Database Design for Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection of Breast Cancer
(2012-08-02)
This 13-week internship project in Cancer Cancer Nova Scotia was aimed to design a database to collect information of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) for the credentialing of physicians who are interested to provide ...
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 ...
Strategy for Aligning EHR Projects of the Federal Health Delivery Departments with Canada Health Infoway
(2012-08-02)
The internship that was completed at Canada Health Infoway in the summer of 2004 allowed the author to understand Infoway as a strategic investor and internal processes for program targets, project selection, funding models ...