HEALTH CARE
eHR Viewer:
a valuable tool for patient care
Submitted by eHealth Saskatchewan
The eHR Viewer delivers electronic patient health information to authorized Saskatchewan health care providers regardless of where the information was originally collected
in the province. Access to the eHR Viewer is easy, secure and
available from desktop computers, laptops or iPads connected to the eHealth Saskatchewan website. When used in
conjunction with other electronic health information such
as that available in an EMR (electronic medical record), a
more complete picture of your patient’s current health status is generated. This opens the door to more comprehensive health care for your patients.
The information currently available in the eHR (electronic
health record) Viewer is extensive and includes:
Saskatchewan Laboratory Results Repository (SLRR)
Laboratory test results from both the Saskatchewan Disease
Control Laboratory and most regional laboratory information systems are accessible through the Clinical Documents
tab in the eHR Viewer, regardless of which provider has been
identified on the test requisition form. General laboratory
results, pathology reports, microbiology test reports and
transfusion medicine information about your patient can be
accessed through the Viewer. Because lab test results in the
eHR Viewer are available the second they are entered online
no matter where the test was conducted, you are able to
make faster clinical decisions about patient care.
Pharmaceutical Information Program (PIP)
Medication information for a patient as entered into PIP can
be accessed using the Viewer and includes 100% of active
prescriptions dispensed in Saskatchewan community pharmacies. PIP also includes a prescription history and important information about allergies to both medications and
other allergens.
Chronic Disease Management – Quality Improvement
Program (CDM-QIP)
This area of the Viewer makes it possible to view key health
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indicators related to patients with chronic conditions including diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
Developed through collaboration between eHealth Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Medical Association and
the Ministry of Health, CDM-QIP features optimal-care flow
sheets, a wide range of clinical and patient supports, and
physician payments for participation in the program. A
number of CDM-QIP reports are only accessible through the
Viewer including an Early Adopter Payment, a Patient Profile
Report, and a Recommended Care Report.
Saskatchewan Immunization Management System (SIMS)
Information from this online Public Health repository provides a history of immunizations, reasons why a patient
may not be immunized, as well as immunization-associated
tests. The capability to download immunization reporting
forms and to access information regarding where to send
completed reports are added bonus capabilities to this area
of the eHR Viewer.
Discharge Summaries
Discharge Summaries are provided in the Clinical Documents tab of the Viewer and report information critical to
recent acute care hospitalizations.
Admission – Discharge – Transfer Information
The Clinical Encounters area of the Viewer currently provides
information related to admissions, discharges and transfers
within acute care facilities from most health regions across
Saskatchewan.
Future Direction of the eHR Viewer
Additions to the functionality and content of the eHR Viewer are made two to threwe times a year. Adding diagnostic
imaging reports and two more chronic diseases to CDM-QIP
(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease + congestive heart
failure) is tentatively scheduled for Fall, 2014.
To gain access to the eHR Viewer: contact eHealth Saskatchewan by calling Bernie at 306-337-5024 today!