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Canada’s medical records systems are unwell - #EMR The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadas-medical-records-systems-are-unwell/ “In 2022, the federal Competition Bureau released a study on the health-data industry that noted the software market for doctors’ offices was dominated by just three companies – Telus Health, Well Health and QHR (owned by Loblaw) who had “no financial incentive nor are they required by law to be interoperable.” (1/2)
In addition to the difficulty of sharing information between them, the study highlighted how difficult it was for a doctor’s office to switch providers. If a doctor wanted to move its records from one system to another, companies would charge high fees, not do so in a timely manner, or not provide the records in a usable format, the bureau said.” (2/2)