Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am very aware of this, to use the Member's term, this is on my radar. I know there is a lot riding on this particular strategy and has to link in as well to how we deal with the major impact of resource development. Yes, we will be considering this factor very carefully as we look at putting that particular framework out and linking it to other issues out there as well. Thank you.
Debates of Feb. 26th, 2002
This is page numbers 157 - 202 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 5th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was communities.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you. We are dealing with the capital acquisition plan, community health programs, Mr. Roland.
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Roland
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under community health programs, there is the medical travel system scheduled this fiscal year of $600,000 and then a northern health information management system for a million dollars. Could I find out what this is going to entail? What are the details of this please?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Mr. Chairman, I would just like to point out that we are making a significant investment, if you look at it all the way down the line, starting with the children and family information system down to the ones mentioned by my colleague, recognizing the direction and feedback in terms of improving our systems. I will ask Mr. St. Germaine to speak to the specifics of each of those programs just briefly. Thank you.
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St. Germaine
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Northern Health Information Management System is basically the registration for the medicare system of extended health benefits. It is basically our medicare system. Part of that also includes the medical travel system, which tracks medical travel expenditures and utilization. The current system is over ten years old and is not meeting our business needs and needs to be replaced, so it is a large project to replace the fundamental information system for the department. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Roland
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So in fact, this is a computer equipment upgrade, in that sense. Is that correct?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, these are software upgrades to bring our information systems in line to do the job that is required. Thank you.
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Roland
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is the department hoping that with this new updated software for medical travel, for example, we are going to improve on our ability to monitor travel that is being taken, if there are outstanding tickets out there, if there is a way of sharing flights with other departments or, for example, if there is a medevac and you have a plane returning and you have patients in a southern jurisdiction, they can go back to their communities?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, those factors outlined by my colleague would be part of the items considered as we develop the system to make it as effective and as efficient as possible, and to allow us to coordinate this very important function across the many miles and the 33 communities that we serve. Thank you.
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Roland
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is this software program being purchased or is it being developed by the department internally? Thank you.
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, once this is approved, hopefully then we will be working on the needs assessment to determine the best way to proceed, through either developing it or purchasing it. Thank you.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Minister. We are dealing with the capital acquisition plan, community health programs, total community health programs, $2,825,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.