Eastern Ontario hospitals share key patient records across the continuum of care with Microdea’s Clinical Document Repository (CDR)

Kingston, ON, August 2011 - Microdea in partnership with Bell concluded the implementation of the South East and Champlain LHINs’ Clinical Document Repository. The project was initiated in September 2010 as a joint effort from LHINs 10 and 11 to build a regional Electronic Health Record.

The goal of this initiative was to develop a regional repository that would be a key component in the delivery of an EHR for citizens of Eastern Ontario. "The CDR Project has enhanced patient care by expediting patient results and communication between the hospital and family physician." explains Sherri Hudson, Executive Director, Upper Canada Family Health Team.

The solution, which is now in regular use, consists of:

• a universal HL7 V3 and V2 integration layer
• a Clinical Repository that connects Brockville General Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital with two Family Health Teams, located in each LHIN.

Patient Records are securely stored in a robust and scalable data repository, enabling physicians and medical staff to immediately see data for a newly transferred patient.“We are now able to electronically share discharge summaries and DI reports with family health teams across both LHINs. This saves significant time and helps physicians deliver optimal care to patients.” says Rowland Taylor, Project Manager, Brockville General Hospital.

The CDR project was implemented within the time frame expected by both LHINs and in compliance with eHealth standards.

“This is a leading implementation of a regional health record in Ontario and it is eHealth standards-based. Microdea is very excited that our technology is being used to improve health outcomes,” says Colin Ruskin, Vice President of Microdea. “Currently two hospitals and two clinics from the South East and Champlain LHINs are online and sharing patient information, and we expect that as more hospitals and family health clinics are connected to the system, physicians and medical staff will be able to access a larger variety of patient records.” adds Ruskin.

About Microdea
Microdea has been providing the Healthcare Industry with highly flexible and cost-effective solutions since 1995. For more information on this project or Microdea’s healthcare solutions, contact: 905.881.6071 ext. 244 or marketing@microdea.com

About Bell Healthcare Solutions
Bell Healthcare Solutions combines extensive clinical best practice knowledge with technological expertise and innovation. The foundation of our world-class ICT infrastructure is an advanced broadband network backed by multidisciplinary experts in eHealth solutions. Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers and business with solutions to all their communications needs: Bell Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell Satellite TV and Bell Fibe TV, Bell Home Phone local and long distance, and Bell Business Markets IP-broadband and information and communications technology (ICT) services. For more information, please visit Bell.ca/Healthcare.

About Brockville General Hospital
Brockville General Hospital is a two-site community hospital located in the heart of the Thousand Islands region, offering acute care, emergency, complex continuing care, rehabilitation and palliative care services to the residents of Leeds and Grenville—a catchment population of over 99,000. For more information, contact Communications Officer Maggie Wheeler at whema@bgh-on.ca / 613-345-5649, ext. 1-1504, or visit www.bgh-on.ca.