Articles and updates from the Clinical & Systems Transformation project.
The Doctors Are In podcast returns in this final installment of a three-part series. Dr. Jeremy Theal talks about how his hospital implemented a clinical information system and the resulting benefits for physicians and patients alike.
Dr. Theal, Gastroenterologist and Chief Medical Information Officer at Toronto's North York General Hospital, led the implementation of his hospital’s Cerner clinical information system. He's a recognized expert at developing and implementing advanced EMRs and advises hospitals and health systems around the world.
At 5.30 a.m. on Sept. 27, Pemberton Health Centre went live with the Clinical & Systems Transformation (CST), making it the first rural health centre within Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to move to an electronic patient record and computerized provider order entry (CPOE). Whistler Health Care Centre switched over to the new system a few days later on October 1.
It’s not news: Sepsis is deadly. The Canadian Sepsis Foundation estimates that 1 in 18 deaths in Canada are related to sepsis.
In the latest CST podcast, we get the inside scoop from a physician at Toronto’s North York General Hospital. 
The new system and devices are now in active use at Lions Gate Hospital and Squamish General Hospital.
The Vancouver Pharmacy Production Centre went live with one module of the new Cerner clinical information system on April 4. 
Even with a couple retirements under his belt, Wynne Powell is not done yet.
