February 27, 2015
BRAMPTON, ONT. – William Osler Health System in January announced that a team of four grad students from the University of Toronto has won its second annual National Student App Contest. Victor Chen, Haley Liu, Jerry Tang and Cory Blumenfeld won for their app, called Outpatient, which focuses on lowering the number of patient re-admissions to hospital. Read More
February 27, 2015
TORONTO – A new computerized system, designed to help patients prepare for their operations before surgery and to help monitor their recovery afterwards, is proving to be highly effective. Read More
January 29, 2015
CHICAGO – Solutions for interoperability are hot commodities these days, and the market for Vendor Neutral Archives, which can house and interchange all manner of healthcare information, is growing by leaps and bounds. It’s estimated that sales of VNAs are growing by double digits each year, compared with single digit growth for traditional Picture Archiving and Communication Systems. Read More
January 29, 2015
CHICAGO – Over 28,000 medical professionals from the United States, Canada and around the world flocked to the Radiological Society of North America’s 100th annual meeting at the end of 2014, seeking updates on the latest imaging techniques and technologies. Many innovations were found on the show floor, where vendors showcased their work in CT, MR, PET, dose reduction, vendor neutral archives, zero footprint viewers, and more. Here are just some of the latest developments: Read More
January 29, 2015
BRAMPTON, ONT. – Synapse, a system that enables healthcare professionals to easily communicate with each other via Facebook-like technology, is currently being used by about 1,000 physicians across Ontario, plus another 3,000 nurses, pharmacists and allied healthcare professionals. Read More
January 29, 2015
A few years ago, I had immersed myself in understanding the systemic problems we were facing in healthcare. As I was doing research on hospital readmissions and poor transitions of care, I was fascinated by the complexity of our system but concerned about the future. With rising population needs and limited resources, I began to believe that patient engagement would play a very important role in a value-based care delivery model. Read More
October 30, 2014
OTTAWA – A team at Bruyère’s Saint-Vincent Hospital is adapting conventional technology to help severely disabled patients communicate and maintain some independence. Read More
October 30, 2014
TORONTO – An advanced form of mammography at the Joint Department of Medical Imaging is enabling radiologists to spot breast lesions with more accuracy than ever before. That’s giving women a better chance to fight breast cancer at an early stage, when the success rates are much higher. It has also strengthened the Joint Department’s position as one of Canada’s leaders in the field of mammography. Read More
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
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