Nightingale Informatix Corporation and the Giiwednong Health Link announced that they are launching a digital health project for 14 First Nations in Ontario located along the north shore of Lake Huron and throughout Manitoulin Island. The electronic medical record (EMR) project will use Nightingale Enterprise Software for the EMR and practice management and will be launched using the ONE PATIENT ONE RECORD cloud- based deployment model. Under the terms of the Master Agreement, GHL will pay Nightingale approximately $3 million for the 14 participating GHL First Nations over the 5 year term of the agreement.

While established for the GHL, the Master Agreement allows any of the more than 120 First Nations in Ontario to join the program and be part of the agreement, for a predetermined incremental fee. Nightingale received approximately $1 million to launch the project with the balance of the contract to be paid as services are delivered for the balance of the First Nation sites. It is expected that the first health centre will be operational by the end of March 2016, with the balance of GHL centres operational by March 2017.