November 12, 2019 (Toronto) — Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) announced today the ACCESS 2022 Alliance Founding Sponsors.

These seven industry leaders have committed to the vision of ACCESS 2022, a movement aimed at improving Canadians’ access to their personal health information and to digitally delivered health services. The founding sponsors are: Accenture Canada, LifeLabs, Orion Health, RGAX, Roche Canada, Teladoc Health and TELUS Health.

“We are very excited to launch the first ACCESS Alliance program with these prominent, well-respected founding sponsors who share our vision,” said Michael Green, President and CEO, Infoway. “We look forward to working with these innovative companies to champion a new day in health care.”

The Alliance is part of an ambitious national initiative that will help connect Canadians with their health information and to the digital health services that they have been asking for. As the program grows, the Alliance aims to engage the private and public sectors to come together to tackle common challenges that stand in the way of scaling digital innovation in health care.

“Our vision is for all Canadians to have access to their personal health information electronically anytime, anywhere, from the device of their choice,” Green said.

He added that the Founding Sponsor program is just the first of several opportunities that will be available for those who want to help realize this vision by participating in the Alliance.

“We are committed to working with a variety of stakeholders and other interested parties to improve the patient experience by enabling better access to health information and digital tools,” Green said.

About Canada Health Infoway

Infoway helps to improve the health of Canadians by working with partners to accelerate the development, adoption and effective use of digital health across Canada. Through our investments, we help deliver better quality and access to care and more efficient delivery of health services for patients and clinicians. Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government. Visit www.infoway.ca.