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HALIFAX – Nova Scotia began the transition to a province-wide electronic health record – known as ‘One Person One Record’ – by switching on its new Oracle system last weekend at the IWK Health Centre. The hospital was to be the launching pad for a solution that’s designed to unify records across the jurisdiction, making it easier for clinicians to access the information they need and rendering patient care safer and more efficient.
“This has been a long time coming and a lot of work has gone into making this transition,” Dr. Krista Jangaard (pictured), president and CEO of the IWK, told CBC News.
Almost three years ago, the Nova Scotia government signed a $365-million contract with Oracle Cerner Canada to design, build…