Synopsis box Cloud Electronic File Transfer System for Health Information Mangement

The objectives of this RFI are:

To collect information on cloud electronic file transfer application/system that are available in the market place;
To determine high level technical requirements;
To obtain an estimated cost for implementation and on-going maintenance and support; and
To assist in the development of a potential Request for Proposals for the provision of a provincial integrated a cloud electronic file transfer application/system for the SHA.

The SHA is interested in an Enterprise-level off-the-shelf existing software solution, developed by an established company, with proven implementation in the health care sector in other jurisdictions.  The solution should be easy to use as well as customizable and configurable to support provincial and local needs related to the ROI process. 

The ideal solution would support more timely and efficient processing of ROI requests.  In particular, urban locations currently struggle to meet the 30 day legislated turnaround time. It would allow Health Information Management practitioners (HIMPs) to improve the efficiency of other duties that can only be done by a HIMP, for example coding and abstracting. It would reduce the reliance on fax technologies, printing, paper requirements and costs for health records and reduce the potential for privacy breaches.

The ideal solution would also support possible future state opportunities such as groundwork for improved provincial ROI workflows such as:

- Online billing

- Electronic approvals and authentication

- Web-based requests

- Virtual meetings with HIM professionals

- Groundwork for other services that rely on provincial transferring of doc