Program Areas

Development of a proof-of-concept design of a ‘First Nations Housing Database’ to be submitted to CMHC for funding. This is an information-based etool that will provide housing-related resources to assist Manitoba First Nations in addressing housing issues

Projects:

•  eHealth Transformation Visioning Workshops
•  Housing Supply Challenge
• National Indigenous Information Technology Alliance (NIITA)
•  IT Projects
  • Jordan’s Principle Deployment
  • 365 Virtual Care

Health Information Management is the maintenance and care of health documentation and health records. Interoperability, meaning the various systems ability to speak to each other and information sharing between applications, is the main task at hand.

FNHSSM eHealth are pursuing the challenge of interoperability and multiple applications accessing health information that do not speak to each other, and looking for options to close this gap and to ensure ALL your health information is available at the point of care.

The Health Information Management Systems for First Nations Communities in Manitoba Environmental Scan, March 2018, gathered information on the available systems and persisting challenges to improve and clarify information to support communities making decisions on their data management needs. The following were identified as current HIMS systems being used in Manitoba First Nations:

Current Projects:
Housing Supply Challenge is the development of a proof-of-concept design of a ‘First Nations Housing Database’ to be submitted to CMHC for funding. This is an information-based e-tool that will provide housing-related resources to assist Manitoba First Nations in addressing housing issues

The Public Health Information Management System (PHIMS) is a secure, integrated electronic public health record used by all public health providers in regional health authorities, Manitoba Health, nursing stations and community health centres.

PHIMS contains personal health information of present and past Manitoba residents related to:

• Immunizations
• Communicable diseases
• Prenatal Rh factor

Authorized health care professionals use PHIMS to update, analyze and share critical information to manage health problems such as measles and other communicable diseases in Manitoba. PHIMS is also used to support the management of public health inventory including vaccines, medications, and other public health products.

FNHSSM has partnered with Manitoba Health and First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) to provide support for PHIMS and make PHIMS accessible to First Nation communities across Manitoba. PHIMS has been approved by the Chiefs in Assembly as part of the Manitoba First Nations eHealth Long Term Strategy.

For more information or to deploy PHIMS, please contact: phims@fnhssm.com or call 431-338-3374

The eHealth Project Lead is responsible to lead the implementation of projects andcEMR/EMR collaboration, hence, please contact the eHealth Project Lead if your FirstNations is interested in deploying the following eHealth applications at your HealthCentre.

Mustimuhw pronounced moose-tee-mook is a Coast Salish word meaning “all of the people” selected by Cowichan tribes elders as the name of the community electronic medical record.

This cEMR was built by First Nations for First Nations. It supports the multidisciplinary services provided in a FN health centre. It is Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP) compliant. It is client-centered supporting a circle-of-care approach. The cEMR is an extensive program based reporting system which can generate operational performance, planning and funder reports such as the eSDRT and CBRT.

MIS is currently deployed in 21 Manitoba First Nations, 16 of those communities are directly supported by FNHSSM.

• Mandate: Certified Resolution, Mar-16.05, 3b. States “Working with and obtaining funding from the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch to develop an Opportunities & Risk Analyses of a transition plan of the FNIHB-MB eHealth Solutions Unit resources and supports to the Nanaandawewigamig eHealth Unit over a phased 3-year period.”

This project will develop and implement an eHealth Transformation Roadmap involving community engagement to guide the effective transfer of eHealth services from the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch to the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba.

In particular, this project will:

1. Develop and implement a strategic plan for the transfer of eHealth programming from FNIHB-MB to the FNHSSM that prioritizes local First Nation community needs, collaboration with partners and stakeholders, and on-going evaluation and advancement;
2. Enhance overall effectiveness and efficiency of eHealth and Health Information Management Systems (HIMS) utilized in MB First Nations communities;
3. Establish an accountability relationship between the FNIHB-MB and the FNHSSM founded on the making steps toward self-determination.

Our Privacy Officer pursues to provide regional support to Manitoba First Nations communities in enhancing, developing, and implementing local privacy and health information management systems. This includes developing and distributing privacy and information management resources, providing assistance with issues pertaining to privacy, and meeting privacy obligations under the Provincial Health Information Act (PHIA), the Federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the First Nations Principles of OCAP® (ownership, control, access, and possession).