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March 1, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Health Region is investing in a new information technology platform, called SHREWD, that will provide system leaders at city hospitals, health centres, community, and long-term care with real-time data that can be used to improve care coordination and patient flow.
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February 22, 2023
TORONTO – Novari Health announced that it has completed a successful implementation of its surgical wait list management and eBooking technology at Humber River Hospital. The Novari ATC software is being provided as software as a service (SaaS) to Humber River Hospital and all surgical offices.
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January 18, 2023
MARKHAM, Ont. – Lorinda Lee (pictured), chief human resources officer at Oak Valley Health, wanted a smart search engine to help her team answer the many employee queries they receive. The community healthcare organization that oversees Markham Stouffville Hospital, Uxbridge Hospital and a Reactivation Care Centre in North York has more than 3,500 employees, who regularly approach the HR department for information.
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January 18, 2023
NEWMARKET, Ont. – Novari Health is pleased to announce it has completed a successful implementation of its Cardiac Services Referral Management solution at Southlake Regional Health Centre. The software as a service (SaaS) technology is being provided to Southlake as an electronic means to manage the receipt, processing and workflows associated with inbound referrals for the Cardiac Programs.
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November 9, 2022
LONDON, Ont. – An innovative Canadian company, Caring Support, is connecting qualified healthcare workers directly with Ottawa-based Bruyère through a commercialization project supported by the Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network.
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November 1, 2022
Product shortages and disruptions during the COVID pandemic have highlighted the dire need for Canada’s healthcare system to collaborate more effectively when it comes to procurement and the supply chain. What’s required is a task force consisting of private-sector suppliers, hospitals and other providers, and governments to share information and smooth the flow of shipments when supply disruptions occur. Read More
November 1, 2022
As orders for medical equipment flow through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems, giving a view of the purchasing patterns of hospitals across the country, it’s become apparent that different facilities are paying a wide range of prices for the same goods. Those disparities are especially noticeable in Ontario. Read More
September 1, 2022
Canadian hospital teams face challenges managing the medical equipment they need to deliver world class patient care. What if a tool could contribute to both improving patient care as well as improving staff satisfaction and efficiency? The deployment of GE Healthcare’s wireless asset tracking technology earlier this year, has helped Orillia’s Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) in finding wheelchairs, bladder scanners, and dozens of other items in mere minutes, allowing more time to be spent on quality patient care. Read More
August 17, 2022
KITCHENER, Ont. – St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener has added a touchscreen self-check-in kiosk into its emergency department, in hopes of streamlining patients through the triage system. This new kiosk will replace the old system of registration, which required those coming to the ED to fill out a paper form and wait for their number to be called.
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June 22, 2022
TORONTO – A bot that’s been nicknamed Otto has been reducing the paperwork for Linda Tonellato (pictured) and her Accounts Payable team at the UHN Finance department.
Not long ago, they would walk into work every day, spending at least five hours at their desks printing and organizing invoices one-by-one before tending to any other tasks. As a multi-billion-dollar organization, ensuring everyone gets paid properly and on-time is an integral part of a healthy-functioning company, even if it takes much of the workday.
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