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Confidentiality of medical records

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy598

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1979-06-20

Topics: Health information and e-health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC79-2; The Canadian Medical Association deplores any action taken by any level of government which threatens confidentiality of medical records.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1979-06-20

Topics: Health information and e-health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC79-2; The Canadian Medical Association deplores any action taken by any level of government which threatens confidentiality of medical records.

Health care costs

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy708

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1984-08-21

Topics: Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC84-52; That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1984-08-21

Topics: Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC84-52; That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.

Online continuing medical education

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9892

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC10-69; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, calls on governments to ensure that the necessary technology is in place to guarantee that physicians in rural and remote locations have access to accredited online continuing medical education/continuing professional development.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC10-69; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, calls on governments to ensure that the necessary technology is in place to guarantee that physicians in rural and remote locations have access to accredited online continuing medical education/continuing professional development.

E-health strategies

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9908

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health information and e-health; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC10-90; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to ensure investments made by the Canada Health Infoway are aligned with, and respect e-health strategies that are currently being implemented or developed within various jurisdictions.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health information and e-health; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC10-90; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to ensure investments made by the Canada Health Infoway are aligned with, and respect e-health strategies that are currently being implemented or developed within various jurisdictions.

Telemedicine

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9911

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health information and e-health; Population health/ health equity/ public health; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC10-93; The Canadian Medical Association supports and will expedite research into the expansion of telemedicine and the utilization of emerging technologies, to directly link health care providers and patients.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health information and e-health; Population health/ health equity/ public health; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC10-93; The Canadian Medical Association supports and will expedite research into the expansion of telemedicine and the utilization of emerging technologies, to directly link health care providers and patients.

Medical records

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9923

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC10-106; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and other stakeholders including patients to develop a national strategy for the long-term retention, retrieval and disposal of medical records.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC10-106; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and other stakeholders including patients to develop a national strategy for the long-term retention, retrieval and disposal of medical records.

Tools for tracking patient care costs

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy709

Last Reviewed: 2011-03-05

Date: 1984-08-21

Topics: Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC84-54; That the Canadian Medical Association actively encourage the development of appropriate information systems and instruments to relate specific patient-care and components of care to their costs; and that the active involvement of physicians is essential to ensure that quality of patient care remains a central concern in the development of these management tools.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2011-03-05

Date: 1984-08-21

Topics: Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC84-54; That the Canadian Medical Association actively encourage the development of appropriate information systems and instruments to relate specific patient-care and components of care to their costs; and that the active involvement of physicians is essential to ensure that quality of patient care remains a central concern in the development of these management tools.

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