June 17, 2015
TORONTO – St. Michael’s Hospital has replaced its existing PACS with a Carestream Vue PACS, which offers an intuitive interface and easy integration with other systems to streamline the reading workflow. Read More
June 17, 2015
TORONTO – Siemens has announced the Magnetom Terra, a 7 Tesla MRI system that is designed to translate cutting-edge MRI research results into clinical application. According to Siemens, it is the world’s first ultra-high field research system ready for future clinical use with planned CE and FDA authorization to market for selected neurological and musculoskeletal MR imaging applications. Read More
June 17, 2015
EDMONTON – Don Juzwishin (pictured), PhD, Director of Health Technology Assessment & Innovation, at Alberta Health Services, has been elected Treasurer of Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) for a three-year term. Read More
June 17, 2015
TORONTO – Agfa HealthCare announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has selected the DX-D 600 full room Direct Radiography (DR) suite to transition two X-ray rooms from analog to DR. The selection followed a thorough review of several DR technologies in which Agfa HealthCare’s DX-D 600, in combination with its MUSICA image processing software, was determined as ideally suited for the hospital’s large and fast-paced trauma centre. Read More
June 17, 2015
LEVERKUSEN, Germany – Bayer AG has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Diabetes Care business to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd., a company which is backed by funds sponsored by leading global investment firm KKR and the Panasonic Corporation. Read More
June 17, 2015
VICTORIA, BC – Bialogics Analytics has announced the release of its next generation platform that enables healthcare organizations to effectively manage analytics across the enterprise. Bialogics’ new platform is specifically designed to address the rapid growth and convergence of data within digital healthcare. A state-of-the-art data management tool, it quickly and securely gathers data from mission-critical clinical systems isolated within hospitals. Read More
June 16, 2015
LONDON, UK – Capita Healthcare Decisions has won a contract with Healthdirect Australia to help people check their symptoms online and receive personalized healthcare advice. With over 80% of Australians seeking health information online, Healthdirect Australia recognized the importance of ensuring that the information they are accessing is safe, relevant and trustworthy. Read More
June 3, 2015
TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Sarah Muttitt (pictured) to the position of Chief Information Officer and Vice President of the Information Management and Technology portfolio at SickKids, effective July 2015. Read More
June 3, 2015
SUDBURY, Ont. – A new Northern Telepsychiatry Program will link psychiatrists to Family Health Teams in the North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), creating a collaborative care model for both providers and patients and increasing Northerners access to mental healthcare across the region. Read More
June 3, 2015
MINNETONKA, Minn. – IMRIS Inc., the high tech image guided surgical technology company that was formed in Winnipeg in 2005 has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company evolved from research conducted through the National Research Council of Canada.
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