Extracts below. Read online: https://abacusdata.ca/disconnected-health-systems-and-misinformation-are...
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Oksana Kishchuk
April 21, 2026
The results below are from Physician Pulse, a joint initiative of Abacus Data and the Canadian Medical Association surveying physicians across the country. The survey was completed by 645 practicing physicians between April 6th-13th 2026...
An overwhelming 92% of physicians say disconnected health systems (such as the inability to easily share patient records, test results, or clinical notes) affect their ability to provide care at least sometimes...
Almost half of physicians (48%) report having seen a patient experience serious adverse health consequences including disease progression or missed diagnoses as a result of disconnected systems...
The survey finds that 97% of physicians have had to intervene to prevent harm or address consequences after a patient followed false or misleading health information found online, including AI-generated advice.
34% say this happens often; 45% say sometimes
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HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org