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January 31, 2020
HALIFAX – The continued growth of the digitalization of healthcare information is critical to the delivery of high-value care. In August 2019, Nova Scotia became the first province in Canada to successfully connect a Laboratory Information System (LIS) to the Panorama Public Health Information System. Read More
January 29, 2020
LONDON, ONT. – Hospitals in London, Ont. have partnered with Siemens Healthineers to refresh and modernize the city’s stock of MRIs and angiography devices. In December, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London announced the signing of a $42 million deal for six new MRI machines and eight new angio suites. Read More
January 29, 2020
Can games fix a void that traditional medicine has struggled with? For hundreds of years, medical practitioners have conducted patient exams and reached conclusions about symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. However, in most cases, the information was limited to a static “snapshot” of the patient, or to observations over a very short period of time. Read More
January 29, 2020
TORONTO – There are still a lot of questions about how the province’s Ontario Health Teams will function and how much they will accomplish. They’re supposed to reduce “hallway medicine” by improving the links between the various silos of healthcare – acute care hospitals, long-term and home care organizations, and primary care doctors. Read More
January 29, 2020
I had the privilege to serve as Chief of the Department of Radiology at Hamilton Health Sciences for two terms and as Chair of the Academic Department for the past 12 years. As Chief, I was recruited to align the provision of radiology services at our three major sites with the new Access to Best Care strategic vision of the hospital, where each hospital would be specialized in order to provide the best expertise to the population we serve. Read More
October 30, 2019
TORONTO – Humber River Hospital has launched the world’s first clinical analytic applications in a hospital Command Centre. The new solutions use real-time clinical data, early warning algorithms and AI to identify issues and raise the quality of care. The hospital worked in partnership with GE Healthcare to develop the Command Centre and its new capabilities. Read More
October 30, 2019
Two Ontario hospital organizations – encompassing six sites – will soon deploy artificial intelligence to help with continuous learning and peer review in their imaging departments. By automatically detecting the types of cases being read by radiologists at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences, the system will deliver the latest journal findings, as well as personal pattern recognition and error avoidance, direct to their desktops. Read More
October 30, 2019
TORONTO – Maple, the provider of virtual visits for patients and physicians, was recently in the news after raising $14.5 million in funding to help fuel its growth. A key part of the program for the near future involves a partnership with SE Health, formerly known as Saint Elizabeth Health, the national provider of home care and community services. Read More
October 30, 2019
TORONTO – What are the main stumbling blocks as healthcare providers align themselves into Ontario Health Teams? A panel of CIOs commented on this question at the recent HIMSS Ontario conference, and they agreed the biggest hurdle isn’t the technology. Read More
October 30, 2019
A renowned Quebec cardiac hospital has implemented an automated, electronic solution to collect vital signs data from ventilators in its intensive care unit. It’s another step towards Montreal Heart Institute’s vision of a “Digital Hospital,” says Leila El-Fehri, biomedical engineer with MHI. Read More