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Canada Health Infoway launches ImagineNation Ideas Challenge
(official news release
)
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today launched its ImagineNation Ideas Challenge, asking Canadians how they would improve health and health care through innovation in information and communications technologies (ICT).

Infoway is looking for bold, new ideas — or creative combinations of existing ideas — and
will award more than $35,000 to recognize the leading ideas. All Canadians - whether they
work in the health system, receive health services, or care about the future of health care in
Canada for other reasons – are invited to participate. Individuals or teams of up to five
people may enter at www.imagineNationchallenge.ca.

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Manitoba launches Electronic Medical Record Program
(official news release )
More Manitoba physicians will be able to make use of electronic medical records (EMR) to better manage patient information with the support of a new funding program announced today by Health Minister Theresa Oswald.

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Design, Implementation of Manitoba's secure Health Record System now Underway
(official news release )
Manitoba's Electronic Health Record (EHR) Project continues to move forward with the design and implementation of a system that will offer authorized health-care providers immediate access to selected patient information, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced today.

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CIO interview with Richard Cloutier @ CJOB
(running time: 6:28)

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