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Saskatchewan patients are invited to provide feedback on the use of electronic health records. eHealth Saskatchewan is a provincial Crown corporation tasked with planning and building a provincial electronic health records system. It is asking patients to visit a website to learn more about electronic records and participate in a survey to answer questions about what type of electronic services would be useful. 'We are emerging into a world of huge possibilities in technology allowing people access and information to empower them to be an active partner and decision maker in care options with their health provider or in managing the care of a loved one,' eHealth Saskatchewan CEO Susan Antosh said. 'This survey will help us determine what's important to Saskatchewan residents and if they even desire things like access to their own medical test results, for example.' Eventually, every person in Saskatchewan will have an electronic health record that is a private, lifetime record of their medical information. The record will provide authorized health care professionals with immediate access to test results, past treatments and medication profiles. Information collected through the surveys, combined with feedback being gathered through health sector workshops taking place over the summer, will help shape the future of electronic health records in Saskatchewan. 'I encourage people to take the time to do the survey as it will help to ensure priorities for EHR are aligned with patient and family-centred care,' Antosh said. The survey can be found at the eHealth Saskatchewan public engagement website at www.ehealth-sk.ca and will be available until midnight on Sept. 7. _ Compiled from a Government of Saskatchewan news release
