The electronic health record is a secure, private and lifetime record of a person’s key health history. Manitoba's Electronic Health Record (EHR) Project brings together information from hospitals, clinics, and other care facilities moving the province one step closer to providing a single, trusted source of patient health information. 

Authorized health care providers can access this information anytime, anywhere through a secure and private passage, improving productivity and clinical care decisions.

Patient health information available through the electronic health record includes:

• Diagnostic images
• Lab results
• Immunization
• Hospital records
• Clinical reports

Who benefits from Manitoba's electronic health record?

Almost all health care-related agencies and associated health care providers benefit from the electronic health record. This includes (but not restricted to) primary care physicians, nurses, midwives, allied health practitioners, pharmacists and residents.

Patients receiving care within Manitoba will benefit by receiving safe, quality and timely care from those health care providers who have access to the patient’s current health and medical history.  

What are the clinical benefits to using Manitoba's electronic health record?

• Reduce time spent searching for information improving productivity
• Share and improve the flow of clinical information across the continuum of care
• Access consultant and testing information expediently
• Access patient information remotely (i.e. home, hospital, clinic, community office)
• Improve decision making for patient diagnosis and treatment
• Reduce admissions to hospital emergency departments
• Reduce duplication of lab and imaging tests decreasing length of stay
• Adhere to applicable Manitoba Legislation, Regulation, Policy and Standards and ensure all requirements associated with the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) are met.

What are the administrative benefits to using Manitoba's electronic health record?

• Streamline work processes eliminating duplication of work
• Reduce manual, tedious tasks such as re-entering data
• Access and prepare patient information prior to visit

Additional Resources

• Fact Sheet
• Brochure for Clinicians
• FAQs for Physicians

Contacts
For more information, email electronichealthrecord@manitoba-ehealth.ca