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New tool improves health management for childhood cancer survivors

By Lauren Ettin

January 30, 2026

For over two decades, the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, POGO, has been at the forefront of using data to manage the care of survivors. Continuing the trend, POGO now is implementing Passport for Care in Ontario in collaboration with ACCESS and other national partners. It’s transitioning from a paper-based, manually updated system to a web-based tool with real-time linkage to provincial and national registries with personal health information (PHI). Read More

Innovation council aims to break down barriers for home-grown tech

By Norm Tollinsky

January 30, 2026

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The official launch of a new, pan-Canadian organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of innovative, home-grown healthcare solutions was announced at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services’ (NL Health) 2025 Health Innovation Summit, held in St. John’s last November. Read More

BC conducts large-scale trial of six different AI scribes for care providers

By Dr. Angel Arnaout, Dr. Maximillian Besworth and Naomi Brooks

January 30, 2026

As generative artificial intelligence tools become more widely available, healthcare organizations across Canada are confronting a new operational reality: clinicians are increasingly adopting AI tools on their own initiative. This trend – often described as Bring Your Own AI (BYOAI) – reflects both unmet clinical needs and growing familiarity with consumer AI platforms (e.g. ChatGPT) that support summarization, drafting, and information synthesis. Read More

Can AI clinical co-pilots break open Canada’s EMR ecosystem?

By Will Falk and Keldon Bester

January 30, 2026

AI now has a credible path to disrupt Canada’s electronic medical record (EMR) markets. Not through wholesale replacement, but by working above and beside existing systems. Ambient scribes and second-screen clinical decision support (CDS) tools are already changing the lived experience of care without ripping out core infrastructure. Read More

Despite a snowstorm and flight cancellations, the RSNA show must go on

January 30, 2026

CHICAGO – A snowstorm hit Chicago just before the start of RSNA 2025, resulting in more than 1,400 cancelled flights to the city’s O’Hare and Midway airports. Nevertheless, attendees found a way to North America’s biggest medical conference, hopping onto next-day flights or even driving. Few wanted to miss one of the premier sources of new information about diagnostic imaging trends and technology. Here’s a look at some of the new products and technologies announced at the show – some are still in the approval process with Health Canada and/or the FDA, while others may be works-in-progress. Read More

KHSC expands surgical robotics program, adds second surgical robot

November 3, 2025

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is strengthening its position as a national leader in robotic surgery with the addition of a second surgical robot. The new system, made possible through the generosity of donors, will allow KHSC to effectively double the number of robotic-assisted procedures performed in Kingston and expand access to more patients across the region. Read More

Sunnybrook Health Sciences acquires Oracle EHR

By Jerry Zeidenberg

November 3, 2025

TORONTO – Sunnybrook Health Sciences made waves in the electronic health records sector a few months back with its choice of the Oracle Health system to update and upgrade its current solution. It seems that of late, many of Canada’s top academic hospitals have been opting for Epic, and that Sunnybrook was going against the grain. Read More