The
infraNET Project and
Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research
University of Waterloo
present ...
Drowning in Data:
What's a Healthcare Provider to Do?
by
Dr. Ian McKillop
JW Graham Research Chair in
Health Information Systems
Associate Professor, Computer Science & Health Studies and Gerontology
University of Waterloo
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Davis Centre, Room 1302
University of Waterloo
Seminar Sponsors:
Blackberry - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
McKesson Information Solutions - Smart Systems for Health Agency
Healthcare Information Management and Communications Canada
Abstract
Some pundits argue that the health sector collects more data than
any other sector, and yet uses data less than any other sector. While
this is a somewhat unfair portrayal of the information-enabled
practice of medicine today, anecdotal stories abound of how the toll
of collecting reams of health data can consume the very resources
needed to convert the data into useful information.
It is argued that to address this challenge, the health sector
needs to focus on strategies to reduce the data collection overhead
and to promote the creation of smarter information for smarter
decision making. A number of exciting initiatives are underway in
Ontario to deliver on this goal. This presentation looks at some of
these initiatives and explores how the University of Waterloo is
supporting the development of software solutions designed to promote
the use of smart information in Ontario's hospital sector.
About the Speaker
Dr. McKillop holds the JW Graham Research Chair in Health Information
Systems at the University of Waterloo where he is jointly appointed to
the David R Cheriton School of Computer Science and the Department of
Health Studies and Gerontology. Ian's research focuses how information
technology can be used to support the decision-making needs of
clinical providers, administrators, trustees, and policy analysts in
the health sector. He has a particular interest in developing
information management strategies able to support the provision of
quality care in e-enabled clinical settings by addressing issues
related to security, privacy and data integrity.
Dr. McKillop is affiliated with both the Institute for Clinical
Evaluative Science (ICES) and the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Toronto. Since 1997, he has been part of the team that
leads one of the largest, publicly-available hospital performance
enhancement systems in the world. Ian sits on national and provincial
committees with mandates related to information systems and funding in
Canada's health system and is actively involved in international
initiatives. His work has contributed to a number of commissions and
government inquiries.
For more information
Shirley Fenton
Managing Director, WIHIR
University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4074
Seminar Hosts
This seminar is hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Health
Informatics Research (WIHIR) and The infraNET Project, University of Waterloo.
The infraNET Project, initiated by the University of Waterloo in
1996, is a partnership to advance Web and Internet technologies. Its founding
partners were: LivePage (now part of Siebel), MKS, Open Text, RIM,
Sybase (Waterloo) and Waterloo Maple.
We also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Institute
for Computer Research, University of Waterloo.
