e-Referral Service in Canada

The e-Referral and Consultation program began as a two-year pilot project in 2008 under the name “Bridging General and Specialist Care” (BGSC). BGSC was funded by Health Canada and Manitoba Health and Healthy Living (MHHL) and was developed under the direction of the Manitoba Provincial Director of Patient Access, and by the Manitoba Health Wait […]

The introduction of electronic referrals in Norway started in 1996, when the first standard for an electronic referral was developed. Subsequent implementations of electronic health record (EHR) systems have been tested by a national testing and approval service. Almost all the Norwegian EHR systems comply with the recommended standards, but the volume of electronic referrals […]

ZorgDomein project in Netherland ZorgDomein is a commercial web-based product that includes clinical guidelines and information about the services that are offered. The project started in 1997 and the first implementation was available for use in 2001. The solution supports standardized cooperation between general practitioners and hospitals. Twenty-five percent of the regions, and 2000 general […]

National Health Service (NHS) & the e-Referral Service in United Kingdom The Choose and Book system gives the patient the opportunity to book an appointment at a hospital or clinic either when the patient is at the general practitioners office or the patient can book and/or change the appointment later. Choose and Book is a […]

The MedCom-Projects in Denmark The first Danish project started in Vejle in Fyn County in 1995 and was based on EDIFACT-messages. Although Denmark started early, electronic referrals have had a slower uptake then most other health messages. 41% of the referrals were sent electronically in 2004, and 63% of the referrals were sent electronically in […]

Finland was the first country to implement an e-referral system, introduced in the capital city of Helsinki in 1990. The e-referral project was put in place to allow for a more cost-effective way of treating a bigger number of patients, increase productivity and to improve access to healthcare. One of the first referral projects was […]

What is Dr. e-Nabız? Dr. e-Nabız System is a video call (Tele Health) system owned by the Turkey Ministry of Health. Patients and physicians can make online conversations on the system. The Dr. e-Nabız System provides access to online health services for people who are positive or in contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic process. […]

The e-Nabız Personal Health System service, where citizens can share all their health records according to their wishes and carry these data with them at all times. e-Nabız project were one of important e-Government project in Turkey. All citizens will have access to all health records, laboratory tests, radiology images, hospital visits, appointment histories etc. […]

Central Physician Appointment System (MHRS) is one of health services in Turkey that allow to citizens to make an appointment from the hospital they want to the doctor of their choice. It is an application where citizens can call 182 (MHRS Call Center) for 2nd and 3rd level Hospitals and Dental Health Centers affiliated to […]