Electronic medical records and primary care quality: Evidence from Manitoba.

Improvements in quality of care through supporting decision-making processes and increased efficiency have prompted widespread implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) in Canada. Using a set of indicators of preventive care, chronic disease management, and hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC), this study measures the effect of EMR adoption on quality of primary care measures. Population-based data for the Canadian province of Manitoba are used in a difference-in-differences approach with patient- and time-fixed effects.

Healthcare utilization and telemedicine: An evaluation using linked administrative data from Manitoba.

Introduction: This research examines utilization patterns for patients using telemedicine compared to those receiving treatment conventionally. Administrative data from 2007-2016 is linked to records from the Manitoba Telehealth programme to conduct a population-level study.

Methods: Using a high dimensional propensity-weighted regression model, the study compares four utilization measures between telemedicine users and non-users.

An ultra-low energy method for rapidly pre-concentrating microalgae.

This study demonstrates that Nannochloropsis sp. can be effectively separated from its growth medium (0.2-0.