Uptown Health Centre in Ontario has created a new web service for use by patients and doctors. This services allow patients to log in via the web to accomplish tasks such as book appointments and view medical test results. This application was a joint effort between hospitals, health authorities, clinics as well as doctors. This project was started 4 years ago and has cost 4 million dollars.
I was interested in this article because this online web service looks like a great way to help improve the efficiency of health care in the United States. This web service looks like it has seen a lot of positive feedback from its users in Canada.
How do you feel about this web based system? Do you think it is a good idea to make confidential medical information available via a web application?
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