TORONTO – VitalHub Corp. announced an agreement to acquire MedCurrent Corporation and its subsidiaries. MedCurrent is a physician-founded Clinical Decision Support (CDS) company focused on improving the quality of care and managing health system costs through its scalable solution, OrderWise.
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SECAUCUS, N.J. and TORONTO – Quest Diagnostics, a leading provider of diagnostic information services, has announced an agreement with OMERS to acquire LifeLabs, a provider of community laboratory tests for millions of Canadians, for a value of approximately CAD $1.35 billion, including net debt.
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TORONTO – Coinciding with Seniors Month in Ontario, the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) at Baycrest, released a list of companies it is supporting with a total of $9.5 million through its Mentorship, Capital, and Continuation (MC2) Program to mobilize innovation and advance the goals of Canada’s National Dementia Strategy.
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VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology, is pleased to announce it is collaborating with Microsoft to accelerate healthcare’s digital transformation. This five-year agreement will integrate Microsoft Cloud and AI capabilities with WELL’s comprehensive digital health platform to enhance the healthcare experience for both providers and patients.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Larry Ellison (pictured) plans to make Nashville the world headquarters for Oracle Corp., only a few years after relocating the tech giant from Silicon Valley to Austin. Ellison said Oracle is developing a campus in the Tennessee city, moving it closer to a major healthcare hub and reflecting the software giant’s ambitions in the industry.
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NEW ORLEANS – PointClickCare co-founder and CEO Dave Wessinger bounds up to the stage of the cavernous Ernest Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans. In the fashion of today’s conventions, there’s thunderous rock n’ roll music and applause from his adoring employees and customers. Unlike most CEOs, he does a somersault when he hits the stage.
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MONTREAL – LGI Healthcare Solutions, a Canadian leader in healthcare IT, is proud to announce its new strategic partnership with Cegid, a leader in cloud business management solutions for professionals in Human Resources. This collaboration delivers a fully integrated payroll, scheduling, and talent management solution for a comprehensive end-to-end user experience.
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BROSSARD, Que. – Diagnos Inc., a pioneer in early detection of critical health issues through the use of Artificial Intelligence technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Philippe Couillard (pictured) to the corporation’s board of directors.
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ROCHESTER, NY – Carestream is laying off 210 employees and shuttering one of its manufacturing facilities, the Rochester, New York-based medical imaging vendor announced recently.
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a digital healthcare company, has announced the creation of a dedicated public sector group to help public health systems and related large enterprises operating at scale with technology enablement. The objective of this group is to combine and deliver product offerings that are specifically suited for the public sector’s unique scale and requirements.
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