What is One Person One Record (OPOR)?

One Person One Record (OPOR) is a clinical transformation initiative that will improve delivery of healthcare for patients across Nova Scotia with IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health.

Regardless of where a patient accesses care, if they are adults or children, they will benefit from standardized, best care practices, and their care teams having real time, comprehensive access to their health information.

Here are some of the ways OPOR will make a difference:

  • Improved patient safety, outcomes, and experience: Reduce errors, adverse events, and redundancies.
  • Quality and consistency, every day, everywhere: Support clinical standardization.
  • Patient information where you need it, when you need it: Real-time information healthcare providers need.
  • Improved health management and continuity of care: Supporting proactive care, seamless transitions, and reliable, transparent communication with patients and their caregivers.
  • Data driven decisions: Timely and reliable data to make measurable improvements to the healthcare system and patient care.
  • Increased system strength and support for clinicians: Improved software and networks for a safer and sustainable system, streamlining workflows, and reducing administrative burdens and delays, while adhering to confidentiality and security requirements.

What is the OPOR Clinical Information System (CIS)?

OPOR is driving healthcare transformation with standardization and the implementation of a provincial clinical information system (CIS) that will connect patient information and care plans across IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health. 

 

A CIS is a computer program designed to collect, store, update, and share information in the healthcare delivery process. OPOR is foremost a clinical project supported by technology but realized by people using technology. Implementing a secure, personalized and comprehensive provincial CIS is foundational to enhancing the healthcare system for Nova Scotians. 

 

Here are just some of the ways the CIS will have an impact:

  • The provincial system will replace or integrate over 80 healthcare applications currently used.
  • The OPOR-CIS will enable the transition from paper-based care processes and documentation practices to a provincial electronic system, enhancing patient safety through standardized care pathways and workflows, and improved communication.
  • A CIS is more than a digital patient chart — it is a mechanism to facilitate collaboration and establish new ways of working together.
  • The OPOR-CIS is a physician- and clinician-led project with the support of Nova Scotian subject matter experts representing different specialties and impacted groups in the design of the system to meet the needs of Nova Scotia.
  • A CIS supports patient and family centered care by improving access to information and standardizing best practices across the healthcare system.
  • Healthcare providers, clinicians and everyone who is part of the patient’s circle of care will have secure access to real-time data and more efficient systems and processes with a single log-in, while maintaining a commitment to confidentiality and security.
  • Non-clinical devices deployed across IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health facilities to access the CIS means there will be no waiting for a patient chart for documenting or viewing.
  • The OPOR-CIS implementation is a multi-year project, including the launch of a Provider Portal tool for community providers and several go-lives across the province.