Backgrounder

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 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 and beyond. That’s where the THINK Initiative comes in.

THINK represents a bold seven-year commitment 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.

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.

About Trillium Health Centre
Trillium Health Centre is one of Canada's largest community hospitals with regional tertiary care programs in cardiac, stroke, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, and sexual assault and domestic violence services. Housing a model ambulatory care centre and the largest free-standing day surgery centre in North America, Trillium serves over one million residents in Peel and West Toronto and from other communities across Ontario. With the continued support of the Trillium Health Centre Foundation, the hospital's fundraising arm, the two-site facility is attracting international attention for its innovative approach to providing health care services and has received numerous national awards for quality and innovation. For more information, go to www.trilliumhealthcentre.org.

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