December 17, 2014
CHICAGO – HIMSS Analytics has recognized the Cleveland Clinic Health System with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award recognizes Cleveland Clinic Health Systems’ attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. Read More
December 17, 2014
TORONTO – International Data Corporation Canada (IDC) has released its findings regarding the top information and communications technology predictions for 2015. The number one issue is expected to be IT security, with IDC forecasting that 4 million personal records will be exposed in Canada next year.
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December 17, 2014
MONTREAL – Healthcare professionals from the Montreal University Health Centre devised innovative solutions at the Design Challenge Montreal event, which was held in the city last month. Their prototypes included systems to keep depressed patients on track; an app to prepare children for MRI exams; and a predictive software tool for spotting breast cancer in mammograms. Read More
December 17, 2014
WATERLOO, Ont. and RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – BlackBerry Limited, a global leader in mobile communications, and Mackenzie Health, a regional healthcare provider serving a population of more than half a million people, have announced that Mackenzie Health will use the new BlackBerry Classic within their organization. Read More
December 3, 2014
QUEBEC CITY – Quebec’s Health Minister, Gaétan Barrette (pictured), says the province’s $1.6 billion investment in electronic health records has been a major disappointment. Far from the interoperable and seamless system that was envisioned, the province is left with numerous databases and repositories that can’t communicate. Read More
December 3, 2014
TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University Health Network (UHN) and the University of Toronto (U of T) have announced the creation of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, funded by an unprecedented donation of $130 million from the Rogers family – the largest monetary gift ever made to a Canadian healthcare initiative. Read More
December 3, 2014
CHICAGO – Carestream displayed its Touch Ultrasound System at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference this week, signaling its entry into the ultrasound marketplace. According to the company, the system offers a combination of exceptional user experience and image quality to meet the needs of even the most demanding radiologists and sonographers. Read More
December 3, 2014
TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Elekta announced that the MOSAIQ Ambulatory (outpatient) Electronic Medical Record solution has achieved Infoway’s J-Class, Laboratories certification. “We congratulate Elekta for achieving Infoway J-Class certification for their MOSAIQ Ambulatory EMR solution. This milestone ensures that their solution conforms to the national and international standards for privacy, security and interoperability,” said Trevor Hodge (pictured), Executive Vice President, Canada Health Infoway. Read More
December 3, 2014
TORONTO – Three advocates of health research and health innovation were presented with the inaugural Research Canada Leadership Award. Dr. Michael Julius (pictured), Vice President of Research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Russell Williams, President and CEO of Canada’s Research Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) and The Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia received the Research Canada Leadership Award at a ceremony held in conjunction with the Prix Galien Canada 2014 Innovative Drug Product award at the Health Research Foundation Gala. Read More
December 3, 2014
WATERLOO, Ont. – Karos Health, a leader in standards-based clinical information exchange, cross-enterprise workflow and diagnosis solutions, has partnered with the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) to provide a rapid and intuitive method for radiologists to create standards-based, best-practice report templates. Read More