On October 15, 2021, the CHIMA Terminology Standards Community met to discover available resources for the adoption of health terminology standards in Canada. The session…
When Josephine Marchese and her family couldn’t find a doctor willing to listen to her father and help alleviate his pain and suffering, they discovered…
By Kieran Petrasek, Health Geography Lead, Esri Canada Up-to-date, authoritative, and multi-regional health data can be hard to find. Even though technological innovations allow us…
On September 9, 2021, Rita Parmar, CDI community facilitator, led the quarterly clinical documentation improvement (CDI) community meeting. The focus of this meeting was on…
With the rising demand for virtual care, the Alberta Virtual Care Working Group published a report to access factors for its acceleration in the province.…
With the growing significance of health data and health information professionals, the question arises: What is the real impact of health information? At the last session…
From October 4–8, 2021, we held HIP Week 2021: Futureproof. The week was a celebration of health information professionals and their work in improving health…
by Carolyn Riel With CDI’s expansion into quality measures, the need for CDI programs has become apparent in countries beyond the United States. In Canada,…
At the last CHIMA Information Governance Community meeting on October 21, 2021, members met to review CHIMA’s career matrix, following feedback from members looking to…
The V.A.C. Assistance Service can provide veterans, former RCMP members, their families, and caregivers with psychological support. It is available 24 hours a day, 365…