Health committee  In this particular project, we started with 200 patients and we're going to grow this to 400. There's a first control group. The first group of 200 patients had the first version of the technology. There's going to be a third group that is going to get the new and improved versio

Health committee  To answer the first part of your question, I think the private sector is ready to play a bigger role and to try different models to solve the problem. Instead of receiving billions of dollars, we can choose models that are similar to those used by telephone companies, for instanc

Health committee  The reality is, standards are set. Any standards body will not go down to.... You can apply a standard in IT, and you can follow a standard, and be compliant with a standard, but it doesn't mean that two technologies that are compliant with the same standard will necessarily talk

Health committee  I think one of the reasons we're behind the eight ball is that we need to focus our dollars in the right place. I think part of the focus has to be not only on outcomes, but—

Health committee  I would just say the funding has to go towards outcomes.

Health committee  What I was trying to say was that it is important to consider the models that have been recently implemented in the United States. We are looking for some indicators. We are focusing on outcome rather than on dictating how it is obtained. In addition, standards are obviously in p

Health committee  Yes, we have it. I have it on my key and I can make it available on the link. Some of the videos are also available on our website.

Health committee  I think all of us today are doing work in the office, at home, and on the move. As patients, we expect to be able to do the same thing, to be able to meet with a doctor, to get more information at home, to get information or enter it on the move. My sense is that one of the thing

Health committee  We're very close to being the last country in terms of adoption of technology in health care.

Health committee  I can give you a personal case. Both of my kids are type 1 diabetics so they are insulin-dependent. They use the bant application, which allows you to take your readings and monitor your readings over time. My kids are a little older now, but when they were adolescents, often t

Health committee  I have two brothers who are doctors, and they are very human, trust me. The reality is I think you're providing the physician more information if they have access to that information that's been captured over a longer period of time than they would have by taking one blood test o

Health committee  My sense is—

Health committee  The companies are going to do it. The companies are going to continue to invest in health care, because it's a very large market.

Health committee  I think the industry is like any industry when you start with a certain level of maturity and you're going to see a consolidation of the industry over time. It's no secret that, from a TELUS Health perspective, we're actively looking at acquisitions in the space. We've already

Health committee  From our perspective, our goal is to get to a national platform as we acquire and consolidate various players.