ST. JOHN’S – Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is embarking on the implementation of a new, transformational health information system for the province. It’s the largest digital health system to be undertaken to date in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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TORONTO – Intrahealth Systems Ltd., is highlighting the new implementation of its Profile electronic health record system with Toronto Public Health (TPH), which delivers public health programs and services, enforces public health regulations and reports to the Toronto Board of Health on public health issues. Intrahealth is in the final stages of its EHR implementation with TPH, which is expected to go live within the next few weeks.
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Canada’s healthcare system is at a tipping point, and we have a true moment in time to revolutionize patient outcomes for the better, while reducing the burden on the front lines of our healthcare system.
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TORONTO – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) achieved a significant milestone in its pursuit to optimize the power of data and the use of its Meditech Expanse electronic health record (EHR) system to better support the families it serves. On March 8, the centre received two internationally-recognized Level 6 validations from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
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WATERLOO, Ont. – University of Waterloo engineers have invented a powerful antenna small enough to fit in a ring and capable of transmitting critical medical data to healthcare workers and individual patients. The ring, small enough to be worn like a piece of jewelry, contains a tiny antenna that can safely send medical-related information to smartphones or a health clinic over long distances through airwaves.
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THUNDER BAY, ONT. – As the largest and least populated region of the province, Northwestern Ontario has a unique set of challenges in meeting the needs of its diverse and geographically dispersed patient population. While most of the area’s 238,000 residents will visit Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) at some point in their lifetime, the vast majority will also seek healthcare elsewhere with PCPs, specialists, or referral organizations.
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TORONTO – UHN is the first academic and research hospital network of its size in Canada to earn a Level 6 distinction for HIMSS’ Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity (AMAM), which is not to be confused with the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).
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VANCOUVER – Intrahealth’s Profile EHR will serve as the underlying digital infrastructure to streamline program delivery and improve the experience for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Intrahealth was recently acquired by Toronto-based HEALWELL AI Inc.
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WINDSOR, Ont. – It will take most of this year for Windsor Regional Hospital to fully recover from a cyberattack that rocked five southwestern Ontario hospitals last fall. That’s according to hospital CEO David Musyj (pictured), who last week said “a lot” of systems are not yet up and running.
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SARNIA, Ont. – Three months after being put out of commission by a deadly cyberattack, Bluewater Health staff are now inputting patient information electronically for things such as diagnostic imaging tests, medications and patient registrations. Prior to that, staff and clinicians were forced to use pen and paper.
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