News Release

About THINK (Transforming Healthcare into Integrated Networks of Knowledge)

Transforming the Health Care Experience

Trillium Health Centre is committed to working with our community partners to create a more patient-centred experience for the people we serve. A key part of achieving our vision – Together…Leaders in Health Innovation – is the realization of a Community Care Services Model (CCSM) that promotes a coordinated process for our patients and their families, regardless of where they receive care.

We believe everyone, from hospital and community-based health care providers, to patients and families in their homes should have the information they require to make timely and informed decisions about their health. To make this possible, we must collect, analyze and share information in new ways – both within the walls of Trillium Health Centre and beyond. That’s where Trillium’s THINK Initiative (Transforming Healthcare into Integrated Networks of Knowledge) comes in.

The THINK Initiative represents a bold 7-year commitment that Trillium is making in its people, its patients and its community. We believe that, together, we can positively impact the health of the individuals and families we serve by identifying new and innovative ways to use technology to deliver information and support safe and effective care. In collaboration with our community, the THINK Initiative will:

• Provide patients and families with access to their electronic health information to enable them to take a more active role in managing their health and wellness.
• Provide integrated information across the continuum of care to ensure our health care teams have appropriate, accurate, and timely information for making decisions and providing excellent patient care.
• Establish unique new relationships to deliver innovative solutions and improve the health of the people we serve.
• Preserve our community’s current investment in electronic-based systems while taking advantage of new technology to enhance patient care.

THINK’s Four Program Areas

The THINK Initiative is organized into the following four Program areas.
• The Clinical Program will ensure that our providers can deliver integrated patient-centred care to the patients and families we serve by providing them with decision-making tools and necessary patient information.
• The Business Applications Program will ensure that we provide the right information, at the right time to all staff to support decision making and strong analytical processes.
• The Learning and Knowledge Program will ensure that we create and share knowledge and support learning in ways that best meet the needs of our staff, physicians and the communities we serve. It will build capacity that allows our people and patients to learn in their preferred way, when it’s convenient to them.
• The Infrastructure Program will build the technology backbone that is required to support the Clinical, Business, and Learning and Knowledge Programs and ensure the adoption of new technology.

Trillium Alliance for Care & Technology (TACT)

Supporting Trillium’s innovative approach to transforming the patient experience are our eight partners, referred to as the Trillium Alliance for Care & Technology (TACT). Each of our partners is a global and recognized leader in their respective domain. Our TACT partners include: IBM, Eclipsys, Cognos, Courtyard, Sybase, Agfa, EMC, and IMS Maxims.

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