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CHITTA
CHITTA is the Health Division of ITAC.
The Canadian healthcare system is part of the “Canadian Identity”; it’s a part of what makes Canada… Canada. Annual Canadian healthcare expenditures exceed $112 Billlon – 9.8% of our GDP. We are renowned worldwide for our innovation, research and advanced technologies – the most “wired country in the world”.
Today, Canadian healthcare organizations spend less than 2% of their operating budget on ICT each year. Through the implementation of provincial and other EHR initiatives such as Canada Health Infoway, this is expected to grow by 0.5% in the coming year, and to north of 4% over the next few years. In the words of Mazankowski “We must move healthcare from a 19th century cottage industry to a 21st century service industry.”
CHITTA believes that the Canadian healthcare Information and Communications Technology industry can and should – even, must – play a responsible, responsive, cooperative and leading role in this transition.
COACH: CANADA’S HEALTH INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
COACH is an organization dedicated to promoting a clear understanding of health informatics within the Canadian health system through education, information, networking and communication. Taking health informatics mainstream is the association’s vision.
COACH was formed in 1975 by several health professionals and vendors in the medical industry, who recognized that significant sharing of ideas and efforts must take place in order to enable Canadian health institutions to effectively use information technology and systems. The focus, more than 30 years later, has expanded to include not only the technology and the systems, but also the effective use of health information for decision-making.
COACH has a membership of 1,500 individuals who range from healthcare executives, physicians, nurses and allied health professionals, researchers and educators to CIOs, information managers, technical experts, consultants, and information technology vendors. Organizations represented cover the full range of healthcare service delivery, government and non-government agencies, consulting firms, commercial providers of information and telecommunications technologies, and educational institutions.
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HIM&CC
Healthcare Information Management & Communications Canada is published by HC&CC, Healthcare Computing & Communications Canada, Inc., a privately held corporation. The magazine has been serving the Canadian Healthcare Community since 1987.
Aside from “newsy” items, the magazine publishes articles reflecting current issues which pertain to today’s volatile Healthcare environment. We publish four quarterly editions as well as a “Resource Guide” which, in essence, is a tool for those interested in procuring consulting services and/or information technology and software applications.
We are proud to be the official journal of COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association. We have enjoyed this relationship with COACH since 1987. As well we are and have been the Official Journal of the Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association – CHITTA, the Healthcare Division of ITAC since its inception in 2002.