February 19, 2014
TORONTO – Dell and Kallo Inc., a healthcare solutions provider, announced that Dell will design and build the IT infrastructure for Kallo’s healthcare delivery platform. This includes a state-of-the-art Global Response Centre in Canada, Clinical Command Centres in a number of strategic locations around the world and mobile clinics in rural communities. Read More
February 18, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Ontario government is co-hosting a booth with up-and-coming Ontario healthcare technology providers at this year’s HIMSS conference, which will be held in Orlando from Feb 23-27. Over 30,000 attendees are expected at the gathering, one of the world’s largest meetings of healthcare information users and providers. We provide details about the companies exhibiting with the Ontario government this year. Read More
February 18, 2014
OTTAWA – Summit Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare system integration and workflow automation technologies, recently announced an expanded partnership with Hôpital Montfort, a member of the Champlain Association of Meditech Partners (CHAMP) organization. Read More
February 18, 2014
ROCHESTER, Minn. and SAN FRANCISCO – A Mayo Clinic academic clinical team and experienced technology entrepreneurs are launching a new company called Ambient Clinical Analytics. The company is focused on providing critical decision support tools for ICU, operating room and emergency departments, right at the patient’s bedside. Read More
February 18, 2014
TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children last month officially welcomed its new President and CEO, Dr. Michael Apkon (pictured). Having spent the past few months getting to know SickKids a little better, Dr. Apkon now takes over from Mary Jo Haddad, who led the Hospital for Sick Children for 10 years before retiring. Read More
February 5, 2014
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has confirmed that she will launch an investigation into the Medicentres privacy breach, as well as a broader review of the way breaches are reported in the health sector. Read More
February 5, 2014
EDMONTON – A briefcase containing personal information of patients and potential employees was stolen from Covenant Health, according to the organization’s chief quality and privacy officer. Read More
February 5, 2014
CALGARY – Alberta’s former privacy watchdog says it’s time to beef up the province’s personal information protection laws. Frank Work (pictured), who stepped down as Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner in 2011, says the recent breach of 620,000 records of Medicentres Canada patients is disheartening. Read More
February 5, 2014
TORONTO – Vendorlink.ca Ltd., a leading web-based provider of vendor and contractor management to hospitals, is pleased to announce that Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) has implemented the Vendorlink.ca solution. Read More
February 5, 2014
TORONTO – Cancer Care Ontario has long developed expertise in protocols for treating oncology patients. More recently, it has been transferring that expertise into easy-to-access mobile apps, enabling physicians to quickly access the information they need. Read More