Read the stories below to find out how implementing an electronic medical record has provided benefit to various clinics across Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia patients win big with health care teams connected to provincial EMR
A growing number of Nova Scotia health care teams are adopting the provincial electronic medical record, transforming the way they work with great benefits for their patients. Clinics like the Amherst Family Health Clinic have embraced the EMR >> more
Bright Apples in the Annapolis Valley helping to transform the Nova Scotia health care system
Doctors Mike Wadden and Roger Hamilton are two early adopters of the provincial electronic medical record. Practicing in the beautiful Annapolis Valley, they've been using the provincial EMR for about three years and have mastered much of what it has to offer >> more
Nova Scotia health care providers get connected with the provincial EMR
Clinics province-wide are plugging in to the provincial electronic medical record system and enjoying being connected with the rest of the province. "We're a little off the beaten path here", says Dr. Jim Rafferty, "but since joining the provincial EMR Program we always feel connected." >> more
New Age Health Care Pioneers join the provincial EMR
The Lunenburg Medical Clinic team is among a growing number of pioneers of Nova Scotia's provincial electronic medical records (EMR) program. Since the fall of 2005, the clinic has been forging its way to a new era in primary care >> more
Nova Scotia Physicians Leaders in their Class
A growing number of Nova Scotia physicians, like the physicians at the Park West and Parkland Medical Clinics, are taking on the challenge of learning advanced skills as they adopt the provincial electronic medical records (EMR) >> more
Nova Scotia physicians set to go with state of the art Electronic Medical Records
A number of new Nova Scotian physicians aren't investing in filing cabinets and paper charts, opting instead to open their practices with the province's state of the art electronic medical record charting tools >> more
Nova Scotia Physicians Set Sail with EMR
More and more Nova Scotian physicians, such as Dr. Andrew Wawer of North Sydney, N.S., are realizing the work/ life balance provided by participating in the provincial electronic medical record program. "Running a busy family practice in Sydney, I decided long ago that an EMR was the thing for me >> more
For more information contact the Primary Health Information Management Program,
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
E: PHIMPROGRAM@gov.ns.ca
P: 902-424-4107
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