March 18, 2015
OAKVILLE, Ont. – The Mississauga Halton Central Intake Program has deployed a software solution that automates the referral process for patients who require diabetes education. It replaces the older methods of fax, phone and paper requests with a computerized system that uses embedded workflows and a sophisticated rules engine. Read More
March 18, 2015
MONTREAL – Reception for mobile devices will be spotty inside the new MUHC super-hospital when it opens next month and won’t be fully operational for some time, CBC News is reporting. Read More
March 18, 2015
ST. JOHN’S, N&L and TAMPA, Fla. – Terra Nova Transcription announced that Steve Sanchez, of Miami, Fla., has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, a new leadership position for the company. Sanchez will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Terra Nova, ensuring operational excellence across the organization. Read More
March 18, 2015
OTTAWA – Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) has selected Dapasoft’s Corolar to replace their current integration engine. The Dapasoft product will connect internal, regional, and provincial systems to the hospital’s primary Health Information System (HIS), Meditech 6.0. Read More
March 18, 2015
WINNIPEG – Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems), developer of pharmacy automation and workflow solutions, announced it has acquired AmerisourceBergen Technology Group (ABTG), a unit of the U.S. giant, AmerisourceBergen. The combined businesses will form a new company that will operate under the name Arxium. Read More
March 18, 2015
MONTREAL – Christie InnoMed Inc. and Accuray Inc., of Sunnyville, Calif., announced that they have entered into sales agent agreements involving the CyberKnife and TomoTherapy System product portfolios in Canada. Under the terms of these agreements, Christie InnoMed will be the exclusive sales agent for Accuray products in this region. Read More
March 18, 2015
TORONTO – A new, streamlined approach for the ethical review and oversight of multi-centre clinical trials in Ontario was launched by Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO). Read More
March 18, 2015
TORONTO – The following eulogy was delivered by Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District, at the funeral of John Evans (pictured). Dr. Evans, a physician, university president, and business innovator, died in Toronto in February. He was 85. Read More
March 18, 2015
VICTORIA, BC – Bialogics, a healthcare analytics company formerly known as PresiNET Healthcare, has announced the appointment of Jeff Vachon (pictured) to the post of company CEO. Read More
March 18, 2015
TORONTO – Protecting personal health information is vital for everyone. Unauthorized access and privacy breaches happen and can have lasting consequences for both the patient and the healthcare system. The Ontario Hospital Association is hosting an educational session on April 22 that brings healthcare executives and managers up-to-date on policies and procedures to protect the privacy of patient information. Read More