Dr. Diamond Kassum, MA, MB, BChir, FRCS, FRCSC
Chief Medical Information Officer, Manitoba eHealth

The Chief Medical Information Officer for Manitoba eHealth has a mandate to promote the information system and technology requirements of clinicians in the front lines. The adoption of EMRs by family physicians and first responders is a key element in the clinical transformation that has to occur in health care.

Pre-emptive care, prophylaxis and chronic disease management facilitated by an appropriate EMR will radically improve population health on a case by case basis. Communication, connectivity and access to the right information at the right time will make life easier for the clinician. And now is the right time to acquire an EMR as these applications have matured significantly in the last few years.

We can look forward to legible notes and prescriptions, sophisticated patient tracking and
alerts, and excellent secure web based connectivity.

Welcome to the future !