ni in canada
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Canada Health Infoway Inc.
Canada Health Infoway is an independent not-for- profit corporation created by Canada’s
First Ministers in 2001 funded by the Government of Canada and began its first year
operation in April 2001.
Infoway is engaged with diverse communities, Health care Community, Canadians,Government, Academia and Technology Industry, to help foster development and
adoption of information technology to transform health care in Canada.
Its mission is “to foster and accelerate the development and adoption of electronic health
information systems with compatible standards and communication technologies on a
pan-Canadian basis with tangible benefits to Canadians. The corporation will build on
existing initiatives and pursue collaborative relationshi ps in pursuit of its mission.”
Specific Objectives of Canada Health Infoway Inc.
1.
Accelerate the development and adoption of modern systems of health information andcommunication technologies (ICTs)
2. Define and promote standards governing shared data to ensure the compatibility of health
information networks
3. Support the adoption of such standards for health information and compatible
communications technologies for the health sector in Canada
4. Enter into collaborative arrangements as required with the governments of Canada, the
provinces and territories, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and other public and
private partners for the development and adoption of standards and technologies
5. Incorporate standards that protect personal privacy, confidentiality and individual
records, and the security of health information
6. Carry out the work of Infoway in both official languages
Initiatives Directed at the Development of Nursing Components of Health Information for
Use in Canada
In Canada, nurses are in the fortunate position of recognizing the need for nursing data
elements at the time when the status of national health information is under review.
To prevent losing control of nursing data, Canadian nurses must take a proactive stance
and mobilize resources to ensure the development and implementation of a national
health data base that is congruent with the needs of nurses in all settings in Canada.
Prompted by the work of our U.S. colleagues on the NMDS, and in response to
contextual factors influencing nursing in Canada , nurses in Canada have recognized the
importance of the collection and storage of essential data elements.
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A working conference, Nursing Minimum Data Set Conference, held in Edmonton,
Canada last October 27-29, 1992 has the overall objective which is to develop a NMDS
in Canada to ensure both the availability and accessibility of standardized nursing data.
The Canadian NMDS conference had identified five elements. First, client status is
broadly defined as a label for the set of indicators that reflect the phenomena for which
nurses provide care, relative to the health status of the client. Second, nursing
intervention refer to purposeful and deliberate health affecting interventions (direct and
Indirect), based on assessment of client status, which are designed to bring about results
which benefit clients. Third, client outcome is defined as a “clients’ status at a defined
point(s) following health care intervention.” Fourth, nursing intensity “refers to the
amount and type of nursing resource used to provide care.” Fifth, primary nurse identifier
is a single unique lifetime identification for each individual nurse.
Other Source:
Canada Health Infoway. (2013). Canada health infoway. Retrieved from: https://www.infoway-
inforoute.ca/index.php
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