VANCOUVER – The oneVCH Projects Approach gives staff and physicians at all levels of Vancouver Coastal Health the ability to take the lead on a project from concept to completion, seeing the impact of their work firsthand. In a recent VCH blog, Heather Boersma (pictured), regional director, virtual health, commented on her experience in reducing the use of fax machines in a clinical setting using the Projects Approach.
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WINNIPEG – Manitoba is investing $8 million in hospital I.T. systems that will help manage workloads among clinicians and also predict patient volumes, to better match the supply of caregivers with demand.
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DUBLIN, Ireland – According to a new survey in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the top administrative challenge for healthcare providers is staff shortages, with over 82% agreeing that they are consistently struggling with a shortage of staff available to fill rosters. This was followed by absenteeism and last-minute roster changes (76%).
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NEW TECUMSETH, Ont. – In November 2017, Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) partnered with a promising new business start-up called ShiftLink and became the first hospital to pilot a new shift-filling software app that allows you to post and fill shifts in minutes.
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TORONTO – Enter the Magenta Health family clinic on Queen Street, in downtown Toronto’s east end, and the first thing you notice is that there’s no dedicated receptionist.
Instead, there’s touch screen kiosks for patients to check in or to summon assistance. It’s easy to check in because the system knows who to expect.
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CALGARY – Brightsquid Secure Communications Corp. has won the Telus Outstanding Product Achievement Award to Recognize Mobility Health (M-Health) Innovation Excellence. The award is presented by the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) to a Canadian organization in recognition of a world-class Digital Health Care product.
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KINGSTON, Ont. – Novari Health’s eReferral and central intake technology has gone live in the North West and Central LHIN regions of the province. The 14 Local Health Integration Networks have been mandated to implement a central intake and rapid clinical assessment model of care for patients being referred for possible hip or knee replacement surgeries.
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RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Mackenzie Health has selected Workforce Dimensions, a new solution from Kronos that helps transform workforce management processes. Powered by the Kronos D5 platform, Workforce Dimensions is an entirely new category of workforce management solutions that is autonomous, intelligent, and proactive.
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OTTAWA – The federal government has announced a grant of $1.6 million, over four years, for the Supply Chain Advancement Network in Health (SCAN Health), hosted by the University of Windsor. SCAN Health will position Canada as a global leader advancing supply chain innovation in healthcare to improve patient safety, health system sustainability, and economic growth for companies.
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KINGSTON, Ont. – After months of behind the scenes preparations, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital have joined together to create Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). The new hospital corporation became an official legal entity on Saturday, April 1, 2017.
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