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Doctors urge province to treat gridlock by Axing the Fax
['Kevin Rollason']
Brandon Sun
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