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Company Name Change to Clarity Health Inc.(https://ClarityHealth.ca)

My career began as a co-op student at the University of Waterloo . My first professional job was with Algoma Steel , an illustrious company in Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario. The job started in January 1980, working for the MIS department in their Database Administration group. Winter in the Sault are legendary, for those of you who don't know where Sault Ste. Marie I welcome you to look it up and see the winter temperatures. The company, the people and the job experience was great, and I was pleased and happy to be asked to return for a second work-term the following year, this time in the fall a glorious time to be in Algoma and experience the fall colours of Agawa Canyon . Following this wonderful experience my next company job was with Canada Trust in their IT Headquarters in London, Ontario. Further south, and again a great company, exceptional professionals and fulfilling job roles for a student yet to complete his degree. I worked with the credit card processing, mortgages a
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Family Health Engagement

When it comes to health we all share the same desires. We want to be able to book an appointment without waiting, get our prescriptions refilled quickly, see our test results and get sound advice from our doctors; in other words receive the best possible care without delay. Even in todays connected, internet based, consumer focused marketplace the challenges of getting an appointment the same day with your doctor is challenging. Dealing with multiple phone calls rather than emails or online booking, the doctor’s office is more like the office in "Mad Men" for the 1960s than what we would expect from modern 21st century offices. Modern medicine is still being "practiced" on paper, your health information in a file folder, and if you do receive the information it is often well after the fact. When it comes to connecting with your family, you’re more likely to do so by email, text messaging, facetime or skype. To communicate with your doctor you need to phone someone

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Since December 2012, Clarity Health Journal has been deployed at the Hospital for Sick Children(SickKids) of Toronto to support the Hematology and Oncology Department in a research project involving families dealing with Childhood Cancer. When a child is diagnosed with cancer families are called on to perform a number of tasks during their child’s treatment: advocate, recordkeeper and caregiver are just a few. Can family engagement led to better outcomes? Giving parents a family health journal to track medications, lab results and discharge summaries allows families to fully participate in their child's care. Online communication with caregivers and physicians means better access to Infomation. Before appointments caregivers can review food diary, medication dosage, fatigue, sleep patterns and side affects entered by the parents. Combined with current lab results better treatment and outcomes can be realized.

Clarity Health Journal at eHealth Interoperability Showcase

Once again we show our commitment to interoperability in healthcare by demonstrating Clarity Health Journal as part of this years eHealth Interoperability Showcase. In previous years we showed families managing diabetes using home devices and sharing result with physicians. This is always a very compelling scenario and one that may families dealing with chronic conditions can relate to. Come and join us at eHealth 2013 in Ottawa and view the demonstration of Clarity Health Journal. This year's scenario deals with home monitoring of COPD and Congestive heart failure. This are deceases that have high-complexity and require a team approach to manage a persons health at home. Clarity Health Journal will demonstrate how Homecare assessment, physician contact and home monitoring devices can be brought together with Health Links to help a family deal with these chronic conditions. In an every increasingly fragmented healthcare system the ability to provide Health Links is critical

HIMSS13 in the Big Easy this year

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