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eDOCSNL and the FPRP are pleased to announce the delivery of a new co-developed Cognitive Assessment Template. This template can be used like any other visit template and is the first in a series of Frailty Templates that will represent an ongoing collaborative effort. For more details, see below.

We normally hear from those who have discovered them that Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Triggers and patient Goals are incredibly valuable feature in the software. A combination of CDS Triggers and Goals can (among other things): Here are some examples (from test patient charts): eDOCSNL would like to assist you with optimizing your EMR use

If you are using the eFAX tool, you likely already have access to the other tools in the Med Dialog communications package. One of the features in the package is a tool called eReferral (not to be confused with the provincial eReferral system). This tool essentially enables you to communicate between EMRs. Do you have

Practice 360 is an initiative to deliver tools for chronic disease management, preventive care and practice management to Newfoundland and Labrador EMR users. Thanks to the work of our Clinical Advisory Committee, which counts many end-user clinicians among its membership, eDOCSNL has deployed the following new tools to all Med Access instances in Newfoundland and

The ability to document Gender Identity in the Demographics tab in Med Access was part of a Service Pack Telus released nationally in August 2023. After extensive provincial consultation it was felt that the content did not meet NL jurisdictional requirements. In September 2023, we asked Telus to roll back this feature in NL and

The recent end user survey revealed that over 75% of users are unaware that the program has a Facebook presence. eDOCSNL has a user group on Facebook for program news and updates. Just search for “eDOCSNL” and ask to join! We have found Facebook to be a very effective way of reaching our membership and

The province has approved a move to a replacement for Meditech, the Epic Clinical Information System This may be creating some confusion in the EMR community as to whether this product is intended to replace Med Access for users of eDOCSNL. To date we have not received any indication that this is the intention, a

eDOCSNL is making great progress on transitioning a subset of data elements in all EMR instances to the Provincial Data Warehouse. To date we have over half the EMR instances in the province included in the extract and are on track to have all instances onboarded by September 2024. This has been a monumental task

As the program matures, eDOCSNL is seeing more and more provider movement. Providers retire from practice, leave EMR based clinics or transition from one EMR clinic to another. Prompt notice of your decision to leave is required so we can manage your transition to minimize inconvenience and patient safety risk. We felt it would be

The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services and Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) are pleased to announce the Phase one Expansion of PrescribeIT®, Infoway’s national e-prescribing service, in Newfoundland and Labrador. PrescribeIT is integrated with Med Access and allows for easy and efficient communication directly with the Pharmacy, no more endless phone tag