Member Resources

• Enterprise Innovation – The Current Landscape of Innovation in the Canadian Healthcare System seeks to define what innovation encompasses; present the current Canadian landscape for enterprise innovation; and identify the factors that promote successful innovation and the barriers that impede enterprise innovation. Members, log in to download a PDF here.
• Unlocking the Value of Data – Creating a Unified, Informed, Proactive Community explores the interests of patients, health providers, researchers, vendors and health system planners; highlights barriers that prolong the progress of collective efforts to a data sharing community. With examples of successful models and strategies. Members, log in to download a PDF here.
• The Value of the International Patient Summary in Canada explores and articulates the value of the International Patient Summary for Canadian healthcare and aims to further the understanding of the clinical, patient, and health system value of the IPS as a key component of interoperability. Members, log in to download a PDF here.
• A Before B – Perspectives in Artificial Intelligence clarifies the growing advancement in knowledge around Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. Members, login to download a PDF here.

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• Code Grey is a product of Digital Health Canada’s CHIEF Executive Forum Cyber Security Working Group, which aims to raise the bar of cyber security in Canadian healthcare organizations and develop a national framework and enhanced guidelines that emphasize people, process, partnerships, and technology working hand in hand. Visit the Code Grey online resource here.
• Report on Automation in Healthcare is both as an information primer and snapshot of automation initiatives currently addressing Canadian healthcare human resource challenges. Members, download a PDF here.
• Canada and Shared Information Governance – Expanding on Governance Standards – Steps Enabling Canada’a Digital Health Ecosystem. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• eSafety Update from the Community of Action on e-Safety. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• Governing the Electronic Health Record – Crossing Traditional Boundaries of Healthcare Governance. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• Report on Patients in Tech – Insights and Principles for the Growth of patient and Family Partnerships in Health Tech Organizations. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• Pharmacy Practice and Digital Health – Current state of technology-enabled pharmacy practice and key findings on tools, apps, and patient impact. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• Profiles in Virtual Care Delivery – Lessons learned from organizations transforming healthcare practice through clinical innovation. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• Technology Adoption in Care Transitions – an overview of Canadian home and community care technology used in care coordination and integrated patient transitions. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• Virtual Care in Canada –  Snapshots of Innovative Virtual Care. Members, login to download a PDF here.
• The Digitally Empowered Patient from the Digitally Empowered Patient Community of Action Working Group. Members, login to download a PDF here.

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• Searchable member directory to connect with thousands of Canadian digital health professionals. Members, login to access the searchable directory here.
• Webinar Wednesday recordings from 2018 to the present. Members, log in to access recordings here.
• Weekly member newsletter with member information, important links, discount codes, and updates on upcoming events.
• HIP® Role Profiles outlines the main responsibilities, core competencies, qualifications and more for 65 HI roles, based on analysis of 500+ existing jobs. Learn more here.
• Faculty opportunities for members who maintain a CPHIMS-CA (learn more here)
• Volunteer opportunities including events and working groups (learn more here)

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Code Grey is a product of Digital Health Canada’s CHIEF Executive Forum Cyber Security Working Group, which aims to raise the bar of cyber security in Canadian healthcare organizations and develop a national framework and enhanced guidelines that emphasize people, process, partnerships, and technology working hand in hand. Visit the Code Grey online resource here.

These resources were made available as a result of a 2022 CHIEF Executive Forum event: Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Building a Robust Cyber Defence Program. The following resources are available for download and use from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. Contact the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security to request access to Cyber Centre Alerts, Flashes and other services.

Guidance and advice

• Guidance on Patching
• Top 10 Security Actions
• Advice and Guidance on Backups
• Guidance on Multi-factor authentication 
• Guidance on Incident Response Plan
• More on Incident Response plans

Threat landscape

• Ransomware Threat
• Russian Threat
• Threat Due to COVID-19
• National Cyber Threat Assessment

The International Patient Summary—what is it, how are other countries using it, and is it valuable for Canadians? The answers to these questions and more are captured in The Value of the International Patient Summary in Canada. Developed by Digital Health Canada’s CHIEF Executive Forum and funded by Canada Health Infoway, this paper explores and articulates the value of the International Patient Summary for Canadian healthcare. The Value of the International Patient Summary aims to educate and inform the industry and to further the understanding of the clinical, patient, and health system value of the IPS as a key component of interoperability. The working group has made this valuable resource available to the public.

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CHIEF Executive Forum National Working Group on Defining Virtual Care in Canada developed two practical Canadian resources: A national, Virtual Care Maturity Model that will enable organizations, jurisdictions, and institutions to identify where they find themselves on the virtual health journey and what steps they need to take to improve their performance. An associated Virtual Care Lexicon to provide a foundational, common language for virtual care planning across and between jurisdictions and sectors so that we as Canadians are level-setting on a common terminology in this space and can ensure we are talking about the same concepts. The working group has made this valuable resource available to the public.

• Download a PDF copy of the Virtual Care Lexicon
• Download a PDF copy of the Virtual Care Maturity Model

HIP Resources are available for download and use by health informatics professionals planning career advancement and human resources professionals looking for hiring guidance.

• Digital Health Canada’s Health Informatics Professional Competencies identifies the knowledge and skill requirements within the seven domains presented in the Digital Health Canada Career Matrix and Health Informatics Courses. Download Health Informatics Professional Competencies (PDF). Download the HIP Core Competencies wheel image (JPG).
• HIP^® Career Matrix is an at-a-glance look at 100+ job titles in nine domains over five levels of mastery. Download the HIP^® Career Matrix (PDF)
• HI & HIM Human Resources Outlook 2014-2019 identifies what roles will be in demand and what training professionals will need in order to fill those roles. Download in English (PDF) or download in French (PDF)