{"id":7604,"date":"2024-07-15T13:43:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=7604"},"modified":"2024-07-15T13:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:43:46","slug":"x-ray-reports-to-be-added-to-nova-scotia-health-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2024\/07\/15\/x-ray-reports-to-be-added-to-nova-scotia-health-app\/","title":{"rendered":"X-ray reports to be added to Nova Scotia health app"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7605\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7605\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hospital_1018_LWagg-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hospital_1018_LWagg-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hospital_1018_LWagg-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hospital_1018_LWagg-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hospital_1018_LWagg-2048x1147.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An X-ray technician is seen in this photo. X-ray reports will soon be available through the YourHealthNS app. (Communications Nova Scotia \/ File)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X-ray results will soon be available through the YourHealthNS app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nova Scotians will be able to see any X-rays done from July 15 onward. The results will be on the app 14 days after the scan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The report includes findings from the X-ray, a comparison with any previous X-rays, the patient\u2019s history and a summary. Images won\u2019t be available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is just the beginning as we plan to make more records and information available that will help Nova Scotians take a more active role in their health care, \u201d Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson said Monday in a news release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier this month, the Nova Scotia government expanded access to health records through the app to everybody in the province 16 and over with a valid health card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That was after a three-month pilot project involving more than 13,000 patients at six clinics, including Queens Family Health in Liverpool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The X-ray reports will be in addition to the other information available on the app, including lab and some test results, hospital and health visits, medications and immunizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 600,000 X-rays were performed in Nova Scotia in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X-ray results will soon be available through the YourHealthNS app. Nova Scotians will be able to see any X-rays done from July 15 onward. The results will be on the app 14 days after the scan. The report includes findings from the X-ray, a comparison with any previous X-rays, the patient\u2019s history and a summary. 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