eCHN Celebrates 10 Years of EHRs for Kids
TORONTO - The electronic Child Health Network (eCHN), together
with Ontario Minster of Health and Long-Term Care David Caplan
and representatives from The Hospital for Sick Children,
recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of eCHN, Canada's
first province-wide integrated electronic patient record
system.
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Pictured above, from left: Dr. Alan
Hudak, Paediatrician, Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital;
David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long Term Care; Mary Jo
Haddad, President and CEO, The Hospital for Sick Children;
Andrew Szende, CEO, eCHN. (Photo courtesy of Robert Teteruck
and the Hospital for Sick Children.)
A Message from the Minister of Health
Transcript of Minister of Health, David Caplan’s Speech
Transcript of Dr. Alan Hudak's Speech
Media Articles
 Canadian Healthcare Technology article
The Globe and Mail article
The Toronto Star article
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eCHN (electronic Child Health Network) is operated as a non-profit,
government-funded organization dedicated to providing
electronic solutions that permit the use and sharing of health
care information among authorized health care providers.
Current Number of Ontario's Children in eCHN Records
Jul. 13, 2010:
1,758,702
Jul. 20, 2010:
1,765,456
Video Clip: What is eCHN?|Realvideo| DivX |
Video Clip: Confidentiality.| Realvideo| DivX |
Video Clip: Why eCHN?| Realvideo| DivX |
Video Clip: The Technical Achievement of eCHN.| Realvideo| DivX |
More About Us
 
- Establishes the Paediatric Health Record of Ontario.
- Integrates data from disparate information systems across multiple member hospitals, Children’s Treatment Centres, Community Care Access Centres, Community Health Centres, Children’s Treatment Network sites and physician offices providing a single cohesive electronic health record, which can be accessed from any participating organization / office.
- Enables physicians with a means of referring and following up on paediatric patients’ visits to/from health care specialists.
- Consolidates access to a suite of paediatric health care applications via the eCHN Portal.
- Maintains a High Availability Data Centre and support staff to manage the operation of its technical infrastructure.
- Operates a help desk providing user support and technical assistance when required.
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