White Paper
Achieving connected care in the Canadian healthcare system
This TELUS Health discussion paper highlights the urgent need for healthcare data interoperability in Canada. It argues that seamless data sharing improves patient outcomes, efficiency, and care coordination. While Canada has digitized health records, fragmented systems limit their impact. The paper spotlights global best practices and Nova Scotia’s YourHealthNS app as a model, enabled by political will and the FHIR R4 standard. It calls for unified standards, collaboration across provinces, and consistent funding to create a connected, patient-centered system that supports innovation and better health outcomes.
