IHealth will remain at Nanaimo hospital, changes needed: review
NANAIMO — A third party report recommends keeping a controversial digital record-keeping system in place at Island Health.
The review on IHealth, undertaken by provincial patient and quality officer Dr. Doug Cochrane, makes 26 recommendations. The $174-million program was launched at three mid-island health facilities, including Nanaimo Hospital, in March. Those calls include improvements on how data is entered to protect patient safety.
Island Health chief executive officer Dr. Brendan Carr says the report shows they need to do a better job of consulting with their staff on the program in a more meaningful way.
“The report tells us that it didn’t have the desired effect, we did not really engage people or engage them in a way that was really meaningful,” said Carr. “We need to change that going forward.”