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March 18, 2015
TORONTO – North York General Hospital, an innovative community medical centre, is the first hospital in Canada to leverage a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) medication management solution to improve accuracy and efficiency within its pharmacy operations. The hospital has deployed the Intelliguard Kit and Tray Management System from MEPS Real-Time, Inc., of Carlsbad, Calif. Read More
March 18, 2015
OAKVILLE, Ont. – The Mississauga Halton Central Intake Program has deployed a software solution that automates the referral process for patients who require diabetes education. It replaces the older methods of fax, phone and paper requests with a computerized system that uses embedded workflows and a sophisticated rules engine. Read More
March 18, 2015
MONTREAL – Christie InnoMed Inc. and Accuray Inc., of Sunnyville, Calif., announced that they have entered into sales agent agreements involving the CyberKnife and TomoTherapy System product portfolios in Canada. Under the terms of these agreements, Christie InnoMed will be the exclusive sales agent for Accuray products in this region. Read More
March 4, 2015
VANCOUVER – Dr. Brian D. Toyota (pictured), head of the division of neurosurgery at the University of British Columbia, has performed Canada’s first NeuroBlate procedure at Vancouver General Hospital. NeuroBlate is currently the only minimally invasive robotic laser thermotherapy tool available in Canada, following Health Canada licensing late last year.
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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
February 18, 2015
VICTORIA, B.C. – Island Health has started automatically notifying family doctors when their patients are admitted to or discharged from hospital, improving quality and continuity of care for patients.
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February 18, 2015
TORONTO – Researchers have shown that a clot retrieval procedure, known as endovascular treatment (ET), can dramatically improve patient outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke by reducing the overall death rate by 50 percent and significantly reducing disability in survivors. Read More
January 21, 2015
WINNIPEG – A review of Manitoba’s $100-million Cardiac Sciences Program raised concerns about the volume of cancelled surgeries, long waiting lists for electrocardiograms and a management structure that blurs the lines of accountability.
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December 17, 2014
CHICAGO – HIMSS Analytics has recognized the Cleveland Clinic Health System with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award recognizes Cleveland Clinic Health Systems’ attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. Read More
November 5, 2014
VANCOUVER - Medeo and Equinoxe LifeCare, a healthcare management company, have announced that Equinoxe will now operate a ground-breaking online medical clinic in British Columbia that makes use of Medeo’s virtual visit technology. BC residents with MSP coverage can connect to physicians online at http://clinic.equinoxe.ca. This clinic is the first of its kind in Canada, featuring a single point of access to a distributed community of healthcare providers who deliver care using Medeo’s medical communications technology. Read More