CALGARY – PurposeMed, a health technology company, says a thriving tech and innovation ecosystem in Calgary has made it easier for the company to identify gaps and create solutions for patients of all backgrounds. Most recently, it created a care system for trans and non-binary people.
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VANCOUVER – Pharmacy technology innovator Custom Health Inc. is aiming to launch on the New York Stock Exchange through Berenson Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisitions company. Custom Health provides a tech-enabled medication management and healthcare solution, claiming 98% medication adherence for its patients across Canada.
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EDMONTON – After Landon Charlton broke his shoulder, he faced a five-hour trip to Edmonton from Peace River, Alta., every time he needed to receive specialized treatment. To make matters worse, the injury was exacerbated until he learned of his diagnosis. “I thought it was just sore, and I wasn’t aware it was broken, leading to further complications,” he says.
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CHARLOTTETOWN – Cloud DX has signed a contract worth over $1.3 million with Health PEI, the Provincial Health Authority for Prince Edward Island. It is Cloud DX’s second win after becoming the exclusive vendor for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) services through Mohawk Medbuy, a national, not-for-profit shared services organization.
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TORONTO – A recent survey reveals nearly half of all Canadian men (45%) would be more likely to seek mental health support for anxiety, stress, or depression if no one knew about it, and more than a one-third of them (35%) are too embarrassed to talk openly with even their doctor or partner about their mental health.
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ST. JOHN’S, NL – As part of the provincial government’s efforts to re-imagine healthcare delivery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services) will launch a new virtual care solution this fall that will increase access to healthcare for rural areas and residents who do not have a primary care provider.
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HALIFAX – Maple, Canada’s leading virtual healthcare platform, announced that it has partnered with the government of Nova Scotia to provide access to free virtual care to all of the province’s residents. Every Nova Scotian can now access VirtualCareNS, powered by Maple, through the newly introduced YourHealthNS app.
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KITCHENER, Ont. – Cloud DX, a leading North American provider of Remote Patient Monitoring services as part of the Cloud DX Connected Health Virtual Care Platform is pleased to announce that it has been selected through a competitive RFP process as a provider of digital Remote Patient Monitoring (dRPM) products and services to Alberta Health Services (AHS).
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The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) operates one of Canada’s biggest remote monitoring programs for acute care patients. The long-running program – started in 2005 – has reduced hospital readmissions for Heart Failure (HF) patients by 54 percent, all by closely monitoring them at home using electronic equipment.
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A program to use two-way audio and video to remotely monitor hospital patients requiring constant care at Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN) has expanded to 11 sites in Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Ontario.
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