SPI Digital Health: Canada Gets up to Speed with New Nationwide HIE Plan

Last month, legislation that aims to give Canadians better access to their health data, and which will encourage providers to exchange information about patients more freely, came into force.

The policy goals of the Connected Care for Canadians Act will be delivered by the so-called Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap. Bringing together federal, provincial- and territorial governments in Canada, the roadmap aims to establish common interoperability and data standards. The legislation is a means of accelerating the adoption of these standards. 

By giving individuals more power to make informed choices about their health, the Canadian government hopes …