WINNIPEG — Manitoba needs to leave the last century behind and Axe the Fax as a necessary treatment for the gridlock that ails the health-care system. That’s the title of and one of the recommendations in a report released Thursday by physician advocacy organization Doctors Manitoba. The organization’s president, Neepawa physician Nichelle Desilets, said 85 per cent of doctor-to-doctor consultations are also sent by fax or in an envelope. Asagwara said the government plans to put in place a provincial electronic patient record by next year. “On a personal level, this is something I know will make a huge difference for health-care providers.”» Winnipeg Free Press