Continuing Care

EDMONTON – A group preparing for the arrival of refugees from Syria were using a number of tools to communicate, including Facebook and email, but found it both cumbersome and lacking the kind of security the job needs. That’s when one of their members suggested trying out an online platform called Tyze. Read More

MOBILE, Ala. – Computer Programs and Systems, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare information solutions to rural and community hospitals, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Healthland Holding Inc. and its affiliates, Healthland Inc., American HealthTech, Inc. and Rycan Technologies, Inc. Read More

OTTAWA – The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) is ceasing operations in six provinces and decreasing the size of its head office in order to better serve clients and provincial government partners in Ontario and Nova Scotia, its two principal service areas. Read More

OTTAWA – The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI), in partnership with Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN), has announced a new initiative to improve healthcare for older Canadians. The Acute Care for Elders (ACE) collaborative will support healthcare delivery organizations as they adapt and implement elder-friendly models of care and practices that are improving patient care and generating impressive savings at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Read More

TORONTO – More than $3 million is being invested in five public-private partnerships through an Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) program focused on use of technology to remotely monitor and care for Ontario patients. Read More

OTTAWA – The Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) is launching a new Innovation Centre that will help more people stay at home longer, better support caregivers, and improve access to home healthcare technologies. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – The Centre of Excellence for Innovation in Aging, a facility that will both care for the elderly and research their needs, celebrated its opening last month with Governor General David Johnston (pictured) on hand. Read More

VAUGHAN, Ont. – Technology companies from across Canada will gather in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, on September 30th at the Hilton Garden Conference and Event Centre to inform Home Care companies about new and existing technology. Read More

TORONTO – A state-of-the-art home for Alzheimer’s patients in north Toronto is on the edge of bankruptcy, with many of its beds empty. The Jewish benevolent society B’nai Brith, which opened the home’s doors to the public 18 months ago, has struggled to fill the 44 rooms and pay the bills despite $5.4-million in funding from the federal government. Read More

TORONTO – The Toronto Central LHIN has implemented a Resource Matching and Referral system (RM&R) to translate the paper Palliative Care Common Referral Form to an electronic format. The system enables the organization to send and receive adult inpatient palliative care bed referrals. Read More