1. Presentation to the Virtual Ward June 7 th, 2011 Physician eHealth Program David Banh eHealth Ontario

2. 2 Mandate of the Physician eHealth Program’is to broaden and accelerate EMR adoption among Ontario’s community- based physicians.

3.  Nearly 80% of care encounters in Canada occurred in community settings  EMRs enhance physicians’ practices both clinically and administratively  Physician eHealth Program provides funding to community-based physicians to accelerate EMR adoption and meaningful use  Physician eHealth Program’s strategy strongly supports provincial EHR strategy and ultimately improves health care quality and outcomes Source: Canadian estimates based on Ontario Ministry of Health data, 2005. EMR serves as a launch pad for provincial EHR in community-based settings 3

4. Vision: Ontario’s community-based physicians create, access and share EMR for patient care Build Value o Electronic hospital / community reports o eReferrals / eConsults o Provincial laboratory reports Support o New peer mentoring program o “Feet on the street” o Timely and appropriate supports o End-to-end support from readiness to adoption o Change management is dynamic Equip & Enable o Strong collaborative partnership with OntarioMD o Promoting and incenting meaningful use o Raising the bar for EMR products o Performance based Sustain & Evolve o Engaging the community; building strong leadership o Establishing a physician office vision o Building a 2020 technology roadmap o Building effective partnerships o Continue to measure and evaluate Stronger partnership with peer organizations across the province Foundation &Enablers Strategic Pillars Strategic Themes Build on proven solutions / standards, and change management Mission: To broaden and accelerate the adoption of technology by community-based physicians Physician eHealth has a comprehensive strategy to support EMR Adoption 4

5. Ontario now has over 7,000 physicians participating in provincial EMR adoption programs Today, over 50% of Ontario’s Primary Care Physicians are moving towards or have already adopted EMRs within their practices Over 6,000,000 Ontarians have physicians participating in the EMR adoption program Ontario is past the “tipping point” of EMR adoption – enabling the province’s EHR strategy 5 eHealth Ontario is progressing to achieving our 2012 targets

6. Motivating late adopters Key strategies to drive beyond 50% of EMR adoption  Demonstrate clear value and benefits in adopting EMRs  Promote EMRs as the preferred “point of care” device  Reduce / eliminate paper – automate exchanges of patient information between other care providers / institutions  Reduce overall complexity – simplify procuring, installing, and operating EMRs  Reduce switching costs – take the fear out of being “held hostage” by any one EMR vendor 6

7. Physician Technology Roadmap Time 7 Hospital Reports Comprehensive Lab Data Comprehensive Drug Data & ePrescribing eReferral Clinical Guidelines Personal Health Records Plan Pilot In Spec Deploy

8. Looking Ahead Future specifications will focus on: Interoperability with provincial repositories / systems Improving data quality and portability Improved information management and reporting capabilities End-to-end service and supports Alignment with Pan-Canadian specifications 8

9. Thank you! David Banh Physician eHealth Program eHealth Ontario 415 Yonge Street, 7 th Floor Toronto, Ontario Tel: 416-324-0672 email: david.banh@ehealthontario.on.cadavid.banh@ehealthontario.on.ca 9 Jasmina Mirkovic Physician eHealth Program eHealth Ontario 415 Yonge Street, 7 th Floor Toronto, Ontario Tel: 416-586-5041 email: jasmina.mirkovic@ehealthontario.on.cajasmina.mirkovic@ehealthontario.on.ca