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Collaboration and the

role of IT for patient-

centered care

Helene Chartier & Dr Doug Kavanagh

TELUS Health Drug Conference

March 25, 2015

How do physicians

and the insurance community

collaborate today?

The prescription process today

What happens when a drug isn’t

covered?

1 Doctor provides Rx

2 Patient goes to pharmacy

3 Rx not covered

4 Patient must return for another Rx.

Simplifying the process for the

benefit of everyone Insurance coverage integrated into the EMR

1 MD validates patient insurance

coverage while Rx

2 Patient goes to pharmacy and walks

out with Rx

Benefit programs becoming

more stringent

17 Public

Adoption of health IT

Use of electronic charts to enter and retrieve patient data

CA BC AB ON QC

Use electronic chartsexclusively

Use a combination of paperand electronic charts

79%

29%

85%

35%

87%

40%

83%

35% 64%

11%

18 Public

Adoption of health IT family physicians versus specialist

Use of electronic charts in Ontario

Family physicians Specialist

Use electronic chartsexclusively

Use a combination ofpaper and electroniccharts

86% 81%

52%

19%

19 Public

Health IT will help Communicating as well with the patients

21 Public

Health is a team sport