May 2016
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TransForm would like to thank member hospitals for recognizing employees who go the extra mile. If you would like to nominate an employee who exceeds your expectations, please submit a nomination.
DAVID SIOSON, 
SENIOR SUPPORT ANALYST
David recently received a Going the Extra Mile nomination from staff at Bluewater Health. He was nominated for his outstanding effort in providing IT services and commitment to resolving computer issues in a timely manner.
MARK LOFFHAGEN, 
SENIOR SECURITY & PRIVACY ANALYST
Employees at Bluewater Health (BWH) nominated Mark for a Going the Extra Mile award. He was nominated for his assistance with the Ontario Laboratory Accreditation (OLA). Mark's knowledge of system hardware and security measures helped the laboratory department at the hospital comply with several IT standards.
JEFF SHORTT, 
SUPPORT ANALYST
Jeff recently received kudos for his quick response to resolving phone issues at Bluewater Health (BWH). Jeff was able to fix the problem in time for the next shift manager. A big thank you from the team at BWH.
WENDY LAING, 
PURCHASING SPECIALIST
Wendy was nominated for a Going the Extra Mile award for her effort in providing ordering assistance to the Respiratory Therapy team at Bluewater Health (BWH). Wendy was described as someone who always works diligently to complete requests in a timely manner.

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CEO MESSAGE
Bowie, TransForm and Changes

The day after David Bowie passed away, I was driving between hospital meetings when his 1971 hit Changes came on the radio. "Turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes ..." got me thinking about how much music - and healthcare - has changed since then.
TRANSFORM ENDS FISCAL YEAR WITH SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES
TransForm officially closed the books April 1st for the 2015-2016 fiscal year with some notable achievements and milestones. This past year, the AP team processed the most invoices ever recorded, finishing the year with over 200,000 invoices processed. In comparison to last year, the team processed 183,000 and 162,000 the year before.  
TRANSFORM HONOURS EMPLOYEES AT TOWN HALL 
 TransForm announced the recipients of the second annual CEO Award for Excellence on Tuesday, April 11, at a town hall meeting centered on celebrating service excellence.
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GLOBAL THREAT WATCHED CLOSELY BY TRANSFORM
A new worldwide threat facing healthcare facilities and hospitals is being mitigated in Erie St. Clair (ESC) through the work of TransForm's security and privacy officials. The Canadian and U.S. governments recently issued a joint alert about a malicious type of software known as ransomware. It infects a computer and restricts a users' access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it.
 
PATIENT DATA NOW LIVE IN PROVINCIAL REPOSITORY
Three hospitals (five sites) in the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) have made history by becoming the first sites outside of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to start contributing data to the Acute Care Document Repository (ACDR) - part of the provincial strategy - ConnectingOntario, an initiative funded by eHealth Ontario through the connecting South West Ontario (cSWO) Program.
TRANSFORM STAFF KEEPS TESTS ON TRACK
Left to right: Deb Brown, Shallyn Rudakas, Billy Cheng, William Ross
Patient tests at Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) that were threatened by an unplanned shortage of supplies managed to proceed as planned, thanks to quick thinking by TransForm Shared Service Organization (TransForm) staff.
DASHBOARD LEVERAGES THE QUALITY FRAMEWORK BUILDING BLOCKS
Following the successful launch of the dashboards last fiscal year, TransForm is continuing to build on its quality framework by leveraging the quality building blocks of 'metrics', 'data visualization' and 'standard processes.'  

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