Canada Office of the Prime Minister. (2010). A 10-year Plan to Strengthen Health Care. Canada News. Web.
This article has been published to the public through one of the legally authorized government offices to create public awareness of the government’s health plans it had for the next decade. It is a document that bears personal views as well as group opinions concerning the delivery of quality services by the Canadian government. The main focus in this article is thus based on bringing change in the Canadian health care sector through a collaborative approach between the governing authorities, the service providers, and the recipients of health services. According to this article, Canadians suffer from illnesses and diseases as the healthcare systems lack the needed and adequate means for providing health information in a timely manner. Another vital issue emerging from this article is that, due to the hindrances in accessing health information both by the providers and the recipients, generally, there is the delivery of sub-standard services. The government executive leaders recognize that the situation can be improved, and therefore, they proposed two approaches which include the management of health information and time by the service professionals of all the organizations/institutions absorbed within the healthcare industry. Although there are several factors that are cited by a number of individuals as major contributing ones towards the improvement of the quality of service delivery, the use, and management of IT is shown as a pertinent one for enabling efficiency and effectiveness in the process of preventing diseases and promoting healthy living.
Canadian Healthcare Association. (2011). Modest investments—maximum gains For the health of Canadians 2010. Web.
This article is published by a health organization that has been in operation for over a decade. The work is linked to AstraZeneca Canada Inc., a corporation operating and offering diverse health services and products in Canada. Its main business is to offer therapeutics to its affiliate health care providers. Moreover, the organization also extends consultancy services to its clients and customers.
This document deals mainly with issues necessary for the improvement and betterment of the healthy living of the Canadian people. The initial part of the document places emphasis on the importance of good health to Canadians as a core factor that contributes to the state’s stable economy and/or economic growth. Though significant other factors such as leadership and accountability, the health status of the workforce, innovative programs are discussed within it, the author states that major efforts and finances had been channeled through the system of health information, especially in the field of electronic records, and believes the trend will be continued even in the future for the purpose of assuming unified and equal accessibility of health services both in urban and rural areas.
Davies, M. (2008). Performance Measurement in Integrated Health Systems. Web.
This is a website that focuses on revealing health research results to the public. It is a site that receives health data and information from all corners of the globe. Individuals and organizations are allowed to submit their research results according to the agreed terms and conditions of the organizations. The author of this work wants to explore the effectiveness of health systems based on their performance.
The article re-focuses on different forms of systems that are used to improve service delivery through changing of systems. To achieve these objectives of the work, the writer delves further and selects various geographical regions like the UK, the US, and Canada, among others. While exploring the operations and performances of the various selected health systems from areas which are generally categorized as world’s developed nations/states, the work shows that most of the patient individuals are still under-served, and there is a feeling of dissatisfaction by the patients as well as by the service providers. At the conclusion and recommendation part of the work, the article suggests ways of changing the situation in which managing the health information is cited to carry the greatest potential of improving the type and quality of service delivery.
Government of Canada. (2011). Canadian e-health technology solutions. Web.
This is a state’s website intended to give individuals and the public within and outside the state substantive information by the employment of modern technology. The site offers its visitors an insight into what is happening within the nations while at the same time targeting to encourage the audiences to work hard to close the gap left to enabling quality services to the country’s citizens.
In the article, the work discusses the different techniques used to augment the utilization of health information technology. The author explores the topic through unique strategies exemplified through the use of various health care organizations. During the exploration of the topic, the writer shows that equality in information access and improvement of health care service delivery have been enhanced in some companies through the development of advanced applications for use in electronic medical record purposes. In other organizations, health improvements have been achieved through the implementation of systems with a high ability to share clinical data and information through portals with greater security.
The EXOCOM Group Inc.(2011). Privacy Technology Review: Review of Privacy Technologies. Web.
This is a website developed and owned by the state of Canada that deals with research work, which publishes some of the results of the different health research topics. The accessed article above was based on the health information that is mainly concerned with privacy matters, especially when utilizing electronic health records. The work begins with illumination of three highlights of the significance of using electronic health records. In order to have full use of the modern technology in the health care industry, the company holds that certain policies ought to be established and be integrated with security-appropriate secure means like using codes.