The Northwest Local Health Integration Network is taking the first step towards creating electronic health records.
A pilot project called "Doorways" will mean information will follow mental health and addiction patients.
Spokesperson Dan Muraw says it's a vast improvement from the old system.
"The information would faxed over and generally would take about three to five days," says Muraw. "With the implementation of a new portal that information is in near real time. You can imagine that the time saving with respect to work that had to be done by the provider."
The project includes agencies in Thunder Bay before being expanded elsewhere.
