Introducing Connect Care

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is building healthcare bridges, through a clinical information system (CIS), to "Connect Care" for patients and families and provide them with better health powered by information.

This short (2 min) video explains why:

Introducing Alberta Health Services

Connect Care is a formative, and transformative, initiative for Alberta Health Services (AHS). It also represents health information systems integration on a scale new to Canada.

This short (3 min) video pairs ambition with capacity:

What is Connect Care?

Connect Care is promoted as Alberta Health Service's (AHS) prime transformational initiative. But what is it, really? And how does Connect Care relate to an AHS provincial clinical information system (CIS) and to Epic Systems Corporation?

This short (<5 min) presentation explores the relationship between Connect Care, the CIS and Epic. [Handouts]

• About Connect Care (public)
• Connect Care 101 (AHS intranet)

Why does Connect Care matter?

The foundation of Connect Care is a clinical information system (CIS) that will transform how we use and access information. Building the CIS is a huge undertaking. Ten build principles - about how CIS design should reflect, not set, our values - emerged from extensive stakeholder consultation. Theses are summarized in a document and explained in the presentation below. [Handout]

• CIS Build Principles

When does Connect Care Happen?

The Connect Care initiative unfolds over a 5 year period. This Vlog summarizes major stages, sequencing and implementation timelines. [Handouts]

Connect Care Wave 2 Launch

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is building healthcare bridges, through a clinical information system (CIS), to "Connect Care" for patients and families, providing them with better health powered by information.

This "Conversations with Yiu" video discusses preparations and readiness for the second Connect Care launch wave: