CIHI’s Ask an Expert video series
Watch our Ask an Expert video series where CIHI’s subject matter experts answer questions about important topics related to health care and the work CIHI is undertaking to make positive health care changes across the country.
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What is Connected Care and why is it important?
Connected Care sees a future where medical history needs to be shared only once and consistent information flows seamlessly between systems to support safe and effective treatment.
How are CIHI and Indigenous leaders working to improve cultural safety in health care?
To help ensure culturally safe health systems that are devoid of racism, CIHI is working with Indigenous leaders to co-develop tools and indicators for transparent and accountable care.
How is CIHI using AI to strengthen the data foundation?
AI has the potential to strengthen CIHI’s data foundation by automating data ingestion, refining our analytical work and quality assurance process, and streamlining reporting.
How is data going to help improve patients’ lives when it comes to ODT services?
CIHI and Infoway are working together to modernize how organ donation data is managed in Canada so that we can increase donor numbers, reduce wait times and enhance patient outcomes.
As an individual, how would I benefit from a connected health care system?
CIHI’s Connected Care initiative puts people at the centre of their health care journey. This involves facilitating the seamless flow of health data throughout the health care system.
What do you mean by “timelier hospital data”?
CIHI is focused on improving hospital data timeliness for better system monitoring and health care insights.
Why is health workforce data key to better health care access?
Health workforce data is the key to better health care access. Listen to Natalie Damiano as she discusses how CIHI is using data to build solutions and improve health care access.
Does CIHI have pan-Canadian standards for gender, sex and sexual orientation?
CIHI is helping to drive safe and equitable health care by establishing pan-Canadian gender, sex and sexual orientation standards in data collection.
Does CIHI have an AI strategy and if yes, why is it important?
Having an AI strategy transforms data management and leads to improved access and decision-making. Check out this video about the importance of an AI strategy.
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