November 1, 2022
How does one build hope? TryCycle Data Systems would argue that a fundamental part of the answer is in building connections – facilitating meaningful connections with real people in real-time. Read More
November 1, 2022
HALIFAX – It is now faster and easier for physicians and other authorized care team members to access the latest patient census and health data at emergency departments across Nova Scotia. Read More
November 1, 2022
Once relegated to fragmented, one-off solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is now coming of age as an enterprise-wide strategy. All it took was a global pandemic to highlight the strategic role machine learning and algorithms can play in helping to reduce costs, optimize staffing and scheduling, improve bed management and provide enhanced care. Read More
November 1, 2022
Recently, I spoke at the 22nd Annual Healthcare Summit in Vancouver, where we explored the importance of promoting a culture of transparency and explainability in healthcare AI. According to research from the Brookings Institute, medicine trails every industry but construction in demand for AI-literate employees, and if providers don’t know what factors contributed to an AI’s decision, providers will be more reluctant to utilize the AI to aid in decision making. We need to promote a culture of transparency and explainability in healthcare AI otherwise the promise of new, innovative technologies like these will not be realized. Read More
September 29, 2022
MONTREAL – An interdisciplinary startup at McGill University is leveraging their combined expertise to develop Holo-Ray, an integrated, cloud-based platform that will allow surgeons to quickly generate 3D holographic anatomical models from a patient’s diagnostic imaging scans. Read More
September 29, 2022
Dr. Richard Spence, a general surgeon at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, in Halifax, wasn’t worried earlier this summer when faced with performing a surgical technique he had never attempted. Equipped with Rods & Cones smart glasses, he had a specialist in Amsterdam, 4,921 kilometres away, looking over his shoulder and providing guidance – virtually. Read More
September 29, 2022
Clinicians and managers in the medical imaging department at Humber River Hospital in Toronto don’t miss having to compete with everyone else for capital budgets to replace aging equipment. The Managed Equipment Service (MES) contract the hospital signed with GE Healthcare in 2015 put an end to that. Read More
September 29, 2022
On August 18, I completed my first 100 days as the CEO of TransForm. It’s been an amazing time – full of new challenges and pressures – some real and some self-imposed. So, what have I learned in the last 100 days? Read More
September 29, 2022
Not a single shovel has gone into the ground and yet, within the next few years, Mass General Brigham in Boston intends to open a new 220-bed hospital. How are they doing it? By keeping people at home. Read More
September 29, 2022
OTTAWA – Medical imaging is a cornerstone of patient care in Canada. Throughout healthcare, medical imaging procedures are relied upon to identify, diagnose, and treat disease. When requiring imaging it is imperative that patients are receiving the right test at the right time, providing the most relevant clinical value to the patient through their journey. Read More