London creates unique DI partnership with Canon Medical
March 29, 2019
LONDON, ONT. – The London area, long-known for leadership in diagnostic imaging, is now kicking it up a notch through a partnership with Canon Medical Systems. Read More
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Israeli health-tech accelerator is reaching out to Canadian medical centres
March 29, 2019
A health-technology accelerator at the biggest hospital in Israel is now striking up co-development agreements with Canadian hospitals to mutually devise and test innovations. Read More
AI software accelerates identification of patients for clinical trials
March 29, 2019
A Los Angeles-area start-up called Deep 6 AI is shaking up the clinical trials marketplace by applying a new brand of AI to the mix. Company founder and CEO Wout Brusselaers explained in a meeting at HIMSS, in Orlando, that traditionally, drug companies have found it very hard to recruit patients for the clinical trials needed to test their new medications. Read More
CAMH expands its information system, creates portal for patients
March 29, 2019
TORONTO – CAMH, one of Canada’s leading providers of mental health care, has deployed information technologies so effectively that it was awarded a Stage 7 designation by HIMSS in 2017. Stage 7 is the highest tier on the HIMSS ladder, which measures the use of IT in patient care. Read More
Newfoundland jump-starts its work in health analytics
March 1, 2019
ST. JOHN’S, NL – The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is investing $3.8 million in a Health Data Lab that’s focusing on analytics and artificial intelligence to improve healthcare delivery. The project may very well become the most advanced of its sort in Canada, as it brings near real-time data flows from across the jurisdiction into a secure, consolidated repository. Read More
Improving throughput in radiology relies on process, not people
March 1, 2019
CHICAGO – There was plenty of talk at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference about the growing importance of business intelligence and analytics (BIA) as technologies that can solve problems in the here and now. Read More
‘Activate’ helps Canadians lower risk of heart disease and stroke
March 1, 2019
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has entered Phase 2 of a free program called Activate – a 3-year preventive program that aims to help 7,000 Canadians with pre-hypertension to lower their risk through healthy eating, smoking cessation, stress management, and regular exercise. Read More
Hybrid operating rooms redefine vascular patient care at the NAVC
March 1, 2019
EDMONTON – In September 2018, the Northern Alberta Vascular Centre (NAVC) at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital opened two, state-of-the-art vascular hybrid operating rooms (ORs). These advanced suites will improve care for vascular patients and benefit their care teams with added clinical efficiency, safety and effectiveness. Read More
Gazing into the crystal ball: Predictions for Canadian healthcare IT
February 25, 2019
What can we expect to see happen in healthcare IT and the management of data this year? Based on the momentum we’re seeing, and the feedback we’re receiving in Canada and worldwide, here’s our outlook for 2019. Read More
Mackenzie Health makes the leap to EMRAM 7
January 31, 2019
RICHMOND HILL, ONT. – In November, Mackenzie Health announced that it had become the first acute-care hospital in Canada to achieve Stage 7 on the HIMSS EMRAM scale. Stage 7 is the highest rung on a ladder that measures end-user adoption of electronic medical record (EMR) functions. Read More