Recommendations for mHealth identified at roundtable event
October 30, 2014
In June, the CATAAlliance Mobile Health Advisory Board published a summary report from its Mobile Health Roundtable event, which was held in Ottawa. Read More
By Fraser Edward
October 30, 2014
In June, the CATAAlliance Mobile Health Advisory Board published a summary report from its Mobile Health Roundtable event, which was held in Ottawa. Read More
By Ahmad Zbib, MD
October 30, 2014
Oct 11, 2020. It’s 5:45 am. My alarm goes off and I wish it didn’t. It has been harder to wake up despite my going to bed earlier than usual. I reach out for my phone to upload the data from my AirSyncPillow 3000, which I purchased two weeks ago as recommended by Dr. Johns. Read More
October 30, 2014
2015 could be a breakthrough year in Canada as a handful of hospitals prepare to be the first in the country to reach Stage 7 on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), a benchmarking scale developed by HIMSS Analytics, a subsidiary of the U.S.-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Read More
October 30, 2014
In March 2013, Niagara Health System’s (NHS) St. Catharines Site opened its doors, marking a major milestone in Ontario’s largest hospital integration. Read More
By Jerry Zeidenberg
October 2, 2014
Provincial Long Term Care (PLTC) Homes, a privately owned group of five nursing homes in southern Ontario, has announced the rollout of a new app that allows family members and close friends of its residents to tap into the electronic charting system to keep track of how their loved ones are faring. Read More
By Bobby Gheorghiu and Fraser Ratchford
October 2, 2014
Fueled by an aging and growing population, the challenge of managing chronic disease and post-operative patients to prevent hospital re-admissions and emergency department visits has been near the forefront of policy discussions for many years. With years of experience from Canadian and international pilots, programs and research, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is increasingly becoming an important part of the solution. Read More
By Rebecca Agar, BSc.Phm, RPh
October 2, 2014
In January 2014, North West Telepharmacy Solutions (NWTS) undertook an ambitious project to assist in getting a rural hospital pharmacy department ready to implement 24-7 pharmacy services in only 100 days. Read More
By Michal Majercin
October 2, 2014
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. – Lions Gate Hospital (LGH), a recognized trauma centre with 276 beds, is one of only five neurosurgery centres in British Columbia and the fourth busiest hospital in Vancouver. LGH is part of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCHA). Read More
By Jerry Zeidenberg
September 3, 2014
A visual patient tracking system at the Southlake Regional Health Centre, in Newmarket, Ont., has had an astonishing impact on process improvement and quality at the 380-bed hospital. The system also gives managers a quick understanding of what’s happening at the busy centre – letting them know whether things are running smoothly, or if actions should be taken to move patients from one unit to another to eliminate bottlenecks and waits. Read More
By Dianne Daniel
September 3, 2014
Joe, a 78-year-old survivor of prostate cancer, suffers with side effects from radiation treatment, including a bladder burn that causes daily discomfort. After seeing the same specialist for more than a decade, he recently transitioned to a new physician. Read More
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