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Policy Type

Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2014-03-01

Date

2007-08-22

Topics

Health systems, system funding and performance

Health human resources

Health information and e-health

Resolution

GC07-110

The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates call on Canada Health Infoway to support physicians in developing electronic medical records and linkages to electronic health records by making funding directly available to physicians.

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The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates call on Canada Health Infoway to support physicians in developing electronic medical records and linkages to electronic health records by making funding directly available to physicians.

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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.

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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.

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Policy Type

Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2017-03-04

Date

1997-08-20

Topics

Health information and e-health

Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution

GC97-26

That physicians, through the Canadian Medical Association, its Divisions and affiliates, should be involved in delineating principles to guide the development, use and evaluation of databases that provide linkages between health care utilization, socioeconomic status and other determinants of health and health status.

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That physicians, through the Canadian Medical Association, its Divisions and affiliates, should be involved in delineating principles to guide the development, use and evaluation of databases that provide linkages between health care utilization, socioeconomic status and other determinants of health and health status.

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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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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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