French Language Services Act

AMN Healthcare Language Services to Integrate with Electronic Health Records Platforms

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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“We are excited to announce the first integration into EHR platform Epic, allowing for acceleration of patient care, better and complete reporting and a more efficient workflow for providers,” said Jacobia Solomon, President of AMN Healthcare Language Services, a division of AMN Healthcare.

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  • “We are excited to announce the first integration into EHR platform Epic, allowing for acceleration of patient care, better and complete reporting and a more efficient workflow for providers,” said Jacobia Solomon, President of AMN Healthcare Language Services, a division of AMN Healthcare.
  • “Integration of these platforms facilitates accuracy for next-level reporting and proof of service.”
    Healthcare systems can now configure the use of any available standard rules for exchanging healthcare data (FHIR API) fields to generate greater reporting using the AMN Healthcare Language Services portal, which helps healthcare systems adhere to industry compliance and joint commission requirements.
  • “The result of this integration between AMN Healthcare Language Services and Epic will help save time for caregivers, as well as improve accuracy and efficiency during the data collection process before each interpreting session,” said Ricardo Torres, Director of Language Services at Bon Secours Mercy Health.
  • The integration with Epic is the first EHR integration for AMN Healthcare Language Services, and integrations with other leading industry EHR platforms are expected to launch by the end of 2023.

Governments of Canada and Ontario provide more than $8 million to Collège Boréal

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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Thanks to this funding, Collge Boral will start work to develop new bachelor's degrees that will address specific training and labour needs in Northern Ontario.

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  • Thanks to this funding, Collge Boral will start work to develop new bachelor's degrees that will address specific training and labour needs in Northern Ontario.
  • The Government of Canada will provide $5.1million over threeyears to improve programs at Collge Boral, and the Government of Ontario will provide just over $2.9million over threeyears.
  • "Today's $8-million investment in Sudbury, and Collge Boral specifically, demonstrates the confidence our governments of Canada and Ontario have in our Franco-Ontarian future and Franco-Ontarian youth.
  • In June2008, Collge Boral became the first post-secondary institution in Ontario to receive designation under the French Language Services Act.

Commissioner calls on all Ontario ministries to produce plans to improve French language services

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Thursday, December 10, 2020
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TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- French Language Services Commissioner Kelly Burke today is urging the province to improve the planning for the provision of French language services across the government.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- French Language Services Commissioner Kelly Burke today is urging the province to improve the planning for the provision of French language services across the government.
  • Her main recommendations call on the government to require each ministry to produce a plan for the improvement of French language services.
  • The Commissioner notes that under the French Language Services Act, each deputy minister is accountable to the Executive Council regarding the availability and the quality of French language services within his or her ministry.
  • About the French Language Services Unit: Ontario's French Language Services Act has been in effect since 1989.