Shared Information Management Services (SIMS) is a department of UHN responsible for the complete spectrum of information management activities. The number of staff within SIMS currently exceeds 125 and investments in information management technology exceed industry standards. At few other places does health information technology move so rapidly, interconnect so strongly, or touch so many lives. SIMS is facing the challenges of healthcare head on by continually finding ways to improve our patient care through the use of advanced technology. The dynamic and innovative spirit of our team is shaping the face of health care information management in Canada. Each member of our team sees, first hand, the difference they make in the lives of those at the University Health Network.

Over the next 3 years, SIMS will be leading the transformation of health care in Ontario by implementing an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Strategy consisting of 5 major opportunities: migrating to an electronic patient chart (E-Chart program), providing better support for clinical decision making (Clinical Decision Support Program), facilitating integration with other external healthcare providers (Community Integration Program), supporting research strategies (Research Informatics Program) and implementing enterprise-wide resource management (Resource Management & Scheduling Program).

For more information on information technology at UHN, choose from one of the following videos:

What is health informatics?	( High Speed ) ( Low Speed )
care@uhn - UHN's Information Management Strategy	( High Speed ) ( Low Speed )
care@uhn - Why is it unique?	( High Speed ) ( Low Speed )
Why work for SIMS? - A Staff Perspective	( High Speed ) ( Low Speed )
What does SIMS offer?	( High Speed ) ( Low Speed )
SIMS - A Learning Environment	( High Speed ) ( Low Speed )

 

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