I think what we're seeing in the area of telehealth, which has been where we've invested most of our resources over the last 10 years...we constantly see change in that area to more mobile technologies now: the use of iPads, tablets, iPhones, etc. The technology is getting easier to use from a remote. Tele-ultrasound—where before you might need a technician there—can be manipulated from a distance. We're piloting that in a B.C. first nations community right now, monitoring ECG from a distance.
I think there's such a broad range of technology that could impact the communities. The real challenge is getting the health professionals to decide which one and where's the best cost benefit.
We're just completing an e-health evaluation in first nations, the first comprehensive evaluation at the community level. It's being conducted by the University of British Columbia and Calgary. That report will be due in February. I think we'll get a really good idea of what's going on and where communities want to go, so I'm pretty excited about that.