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March 29, 2018
In ancient Roman mythology, the god Janus is depicted as having two faces, one looking forward to the future and one looking back to the past. As the legend goes, he was well suited to presiding over beginnings and periods of transitions. Read More
March 1, 2018
Emergency physicians in Saskatoon, as well as medical practitioners across the province, are getting used to speaking into microphones, and it’s changing the way they work and care for patients. Read More
January 31, 2018
TORONTO – Humber River Hospital announced the opening of its Star Trek-like Command Centre with an auditorium full of visiting luminaries in attendance – including GE’s CEO John Flannery, two Ontario government cabinet ministers, and doctors and administrators from 13 U.S. hospitals who came to learn about the AI-powered centre. Read More
October 30, 2017
TORONTO – The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre will use a $100 million gift to create new technologies to treat heart disease– helping it to reinvent the future of cardiac care and simultaneously turn it into one of the top heart hospitals in the world. Read More
October 2, 2017
TORONTO – Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized the practice of medicine in recent years, as it dramatically reduces the size of incisions needed during operations and decreases the need for blood transfusions. It also reduces infection rates and recovery times. Read More
August 30, 2017
KINGSTON, ONT. – In a Canadian first, a hybrid cardiac ablation procedure has been successfully completed at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). The procedure is a revolutionary treatment for patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation – the most common type of irregular heart rhythm. Read More
July 5, 2017
MARKHAM, ONT. – Kinark Child and Family Services, one of Ontario’s largest providers of mental health services for children and youth, is in the midst of migrating all of its computerized clinical and administrative systems to the cloud. The transformation is expected to result not only in lower costs, but will also boost the ability of clinicians, clients and families to share information. Read More
May 1, 2017
WHITBY, ONT. – Patients at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences will become more active participants in their own healthcare through the use of a new app developed with a partner company, Waterloo, Ont.-based Mozzaz Corp. Read More
March 30, 2017
ORLANDO, FLA. – IBM’s Watson Health is releasing its first commercial product, Watson Imaging Clinical Review, which uses artificial intelligence and analytics to reconcile cardiology reports with electronic patient records. In this initial offering, Watson Imaging Clinical Review will ensure that diagnoses of aortic stenosis, when made by cardiologists, are also transferred to the patient’s electronic health record and problem list. Read More
March 1, 2017
TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has begun a multi-year project to implement a fully integrated health information system using software from Epic, an industry leader in electronic health record software. In addition, SickKids and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) have partnered to develop and implement the first integrated Canadian paediatric instance of Epic. The project will fundamentally change the way SickKids provides care and will improve research by bringing all patient information and charting into one integrated electronic system. Read More