"Good news!
The NNLH/RNBS task force has the go ahead from Canada Health Infoway for the Phase 0 stage of a Virtual Health Library (VHL) project.
The project start date is August 1st and has an end date of February 15th, as
noted in the project proposal.
From the proposal:
"The Phase 0 project will refine and validate the model for the creation of a
Virtual Health Library as a first step in the development of a robust and
viable network that will ensure that health care providers across the country
have easy and equitable access to the best information for patient care. The
Virtual Health Library (VHL) will eventually complement work currently being
done across the country on the electronic health record, providing fast and
easy navigation from clinical questions arising from the health record to
evidence bases resources. It will add a key component to the spectrum of
information resources that should ultimately be available to health providers
across the country. Development of the Virtual Health Library will both
further the Canada Health Infoway mission to foster and accelerate the
development and adoption of electronic health information systems with
compatible standards and communications technologies on a pan-Canadian basis, and benefit from the structures and expertise developed through other CHI pan-Canadian initiatives."