The digital health landscape at children's hospitals in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Canadian hospitals have historically lagged behind peer nations in terms of adoption of digital health tools. The aim of this study was to assess the current state of adoption of digital health tools at children's hospitals in Canada.

Methods

We conducted an online survey of Canadian pediatric tertiary-care hospitals between January and July 2023. The 35-item questionnaire was administered in English and French. Hospital characteristics, informatics infrastructure data and electronic health record (EHR) functionality data were summarized using descriptive statistics.

Results

The survey was completed by 15 of the 17 (88.2%) pediatric hospitals in Canada. All institutions had an EHR with 10 (66.6%) being fully digitized and five (33.3%) being partially digiti

SUBMITTER: Le CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12208358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature