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2002 December Report of the Auditor General of Canada

December 2002 Report—Chapter 1

Case Study 1.4—An innovative, technology-based approach to health data collection

One of the communities has developed a PalmPilot™-based database for their home and community care program. The system allows the nurse to record client identifiers (tombstone data), diagnosis, medication, allergies, care plan, incident reports and discharge information. This information is then electronically entered into the main database. The development and implementation of this system has resulted in a saving of five to seven hours of nursing time per month, which is now available for service delivery.

Health Canada is developing a separate but similar system to support the program nationally.

Source: First Nation community