Current list of NS Provincial Forms

To view a current list of NS Provincial Forms that have been published in the EMR, along with version numbers & name of each form within the EMRs, click here.

How to search for and use forms in your EMR

• Searching and using forms in Telus MedAccess
• Searching and using forms in QHR Accuro

Centralized process for publishing NS Provincial Forms the EMRs

To reduce clinician burden and prevent duplicate forms, the NS Department of Health & Wellness has updated the process for adding new/updated Nova Scotia Provincial forms to your EMR. Click here to review the Centralized Process & EMR Form Design Guidelines

This change ensures reduction of clinician burden providing access to the current version of forms, with optimal auto-population of form information and the removal of obsolete versions of forms.

Form owners can complete the Nova Scotia Provincial Form Submission Request and a member of the EMR & Integrated Solutions Program will contact you to begin the process. Only form owners authorized to modify a NS Provincial Form should submit this request.

***End users should not upload copies of NS Provincial Forms to their local EMR instances or to the global EMR form repositories, this creates duplicate versions that are not approved, optimized or kept updated. Unauthorized copies will be removed - if you are an end user and believe a NS Provincial Form is missing or outdated in the EMR, please contact emrcertification@novascotia.ca. The EIS Program will work with the form owner to have it added***
 

Below are a limited number NS Provincial forms that are made available outside of the EMR for healthcare providers. If you are an EMR user, you should be accessing the form within Accuro or Med Access.

• NS - Employment Support and Income Assistance Medical Form
  • Click here to view the FAQ
• NS - WCB - Primary and Emergency Care Report (NS) - (Formerly the Form 8/10)
• NS - Attending Physician’s Statement - Short Term Disability Claim
  • Click here to view the FAQ
• NS - Attending Physician's Statement - Long Term Disability
• NS - Medical Status Report Form For Admission to a Long-Term Care Facility
• NS - Adult Protection Medical Observation Form - Review of an Existing Adult Protection Court Order
• NS - Adult Protection Medical Observation Form
• NS - Lung Screening Program Referral Form
• NS - Sick Note Request - Physician Response (NS)
• NS - Continuing Care Order includes Referral Form (NS)
• NS - Paramedical Services - Physician Response (NS)

• Accuro Influenza Tips 2023
  • Instructions to ensure seasonal influenza immunizations are captured for your clinic in Panorama, Nova Scotia’s vaccine repository.
• Nova Scotia Immunization Extract Supports
  • Once the Nova Scotia Immunization Extract module is enabled, the data from Accuro will be automatically extracted on a monthly basis and transmitted electronically to Panorama.
• Searching and using forms in QHR Accuro
  • This supporting document outlines how to effectively search for and forms in QHR Accuro, including how to filter Nova Scotia specific forms.

QHR offers both onsite training & remote training options for their users. 

Click here to access Accuro online resources

Contact the vendor directly or click the following links to view information on Onsite Accuro EMR training and Remote Accuro EMR training.

Please click here to view the QHR Accuro EMR FAQ.

Click here to access a list of Nova Scotia Provincial Guidelines & Algorithms covering:

These provincial guidelines & algorithms can also be accessed in the Accuro EMR in the CDS menu. For detailed instructions on where to locate them in Accuro, click here.

Any feedback for this content should be sent to nspdhtoolkit@novascotia.ca

Nova Scotia Health Authority's Information Management & Technology Primary Health Care and Community Applications team (PHCCA) will assist eligible health care providers in completing the process to establish an electronic results delivery to their practice (e.g. lab and diagnostic imaging). There are two EMR options available in Nova Scotia: Accuro and Med Access

Requesting the delivery of Laboratory and Diagnostic Imaging Results for a Provider can take up to a month to complete. Providing the PHCCA team with as much advanced notice as possible and responding in a timely manner will ensure that you are added as quickly as possible. To start your e-results setup, please take the following steps:

• Please complete the eResults Request Form, which includes the eResults Conditions of Appropriate Use agreement. One signature is required at the bottom of the form to consent to signing up for eResults and reviewing the appropriate conditions of eResults. 
• An autofax form should be included if the provider is not already receiving faxed reports form all hospital systems otherwise reports may print at site and either be mailed or placed in provider’s onsite mailbox.
• Fax the eResults Request Form to the PHCCA team at 902-407-3019 or scan & email the form to PHCCA@nshealth.ca. Note: An incomplete form will delay processing. Please ensure that the form is signed and that ALL mandatory fields are completed.
• Upon receipt of the completed eResults Request Form, the PHCCA team will contact you (within 2 business days) to confirm receipt, clarify required information and begin working with you to complete the e-results set up process.
   

Electronic Results Delivery - Change Requests

• Changes to the Delivery of eResults (i.e. Re-routing/Terminating): Please complete the appropriate section of the eResults Reroute Form or eResults Termination Form. Fax the completed form to the PHCCA team at 902-407-3019 or scan & email the form to PHCCA@nshealth.ca. In order to have your printed Lab and DI reports faxed to your location, please fill out the Autofax form below. In the event of any EMR change or deactivation of eResults, your paper results will be engaged to ensure no disruption in receipt of results.
• Stop Print Requests: Print results will continue to be mailed or faxed simultaneously with electronic results until the Provider submits a request to stop printing. Providers can send an email to PHCCA@nshealth.ca with their request to stop printing according to the guidelines outlined in the eResults Conditions of Appropriate Use.