Category
Clinic and EMR software
Practice management and electronic medical records. Health information laws usually require a privacy impact assessment for a new system, and the facts below are what one asks for.
Canadian end to end: 1; Canadian-owned, data in Canada: 1; Data leaves Canada: 2; Not yet confirmed: 3
What to ask any clinic or EMR system
- Where are patient records and backups stored? Which data centre operator?
- Which features send data outside Canada (SMS reminders, AI, integrations)?
- Will the vendor sign an information manager agreement for your province?
Canadian end to end
Canadian-owned, data stored in Canada, and no US company running the infrastructure underneath.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuro EMR | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
Canadian-owned, data in Canada
Canadian-owned and data stored in Canada, but the servers belong to AWS, Microsoft or Google, or the vendor does not say whose servers they are.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Canadian | US company |
Data leaves Canada
No Canadian storage option, whoever the owner is.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice Better | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | Canadian | US company |
| SimplePractice | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | US | US company |
Not yet confirmed
The ownership chain or the data location could not be confirmed from the vendor's own pages.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliniko | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Not confirmed | Australia | US company |
| OSCAR Pro | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Not confirmed | Canadian | US company |
| TELUS Health EMRs | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Not confirmed | Canadian | Owner not stated |