Saskatchewan Health Information Network (SHIN)

Saskatchewan Health Information Network (SHIN) manages the development of a province-wide health information network in Saskatchewan. The history of the health information network goes back to the creation of SHIN as a Treasury Board Crown Corporation in 1997. At that time, SHIN began development of the network infrastructure to connect health care providers across the province in support of ongoing improvements for health services delivery.

SHIN is funded by Saskatchewan Health and managed by Health Information Solutions Centre (HISC) personnel.

The key roles of SHIN are:

• to provide information management and technology services to regional health authorities and other health service providers and delivery agencies within Saskatchewan;
• to deliver the mandate of an Electronic Health Record for Saskatchewan citizens; and,
• to support health sector initiatives, provide a province wide health information network and securely, centrally hosted health care applications in the HISC data centre.