Diagnostics

KINGSTON, Ont. – Novari Health announced it has executed an agreement with Kingston Health Sciences Centre to implement its medical imaging referral management software technology. The Novari Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) software is being implemented at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Read More

EDMONTON – The provincial auditor general, Doug Wylie (pictured), says Alberta’s MRIs and other diagnostic imaging tests are plagued by poor communication and weighed down by handwritten forms and fax machines. Mr. Wylie is urging doctors and the government to work together to fix long wait times and some urgent cases getting bounced to the back of the line. Read More

OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) announced that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive artificial intelligence and machine learning adoption across Canadian healthcare. The CAR’s collaboration with AWS is to help advance the intersection of technology and healthcare delivery for radiologists through education and access to industry-leading cloud services. Read More

KINGSTON, Ont. and ST. THOMAS, Ont. – Novari Health announced an agreement with St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) to implement its medical imaging referral management software technology. The Novari Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) software is being implemented at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital. Read More

CALGARY – Health Logic Interactive Inc., through its wholly owned operating subsidiary, My Health Logic, has announced a medical technology Research Agreement between My Health Logic and a leading Canadian University. Read More

KINGSTON, Ont. – Novari Health has announced that it has executed an agreement with Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) to implement its Medical Imaging Referral Management (MIRM) software technology. Read More

TORONTO – A $13.9 million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), made to the University of Toronto (U of T), will bring a powerful new MRI scanner to Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI). Scientists across Toronto will gain access to the scanner, as part of a new multi-site collaborative research initiative focused on neuroimmunology and neuroimaging for diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and cancer. Read More

TORONTO – A robotics platform designed by Sinai Health researchers to screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at once has the potential to revolutionize how labs track the spread of viruses and other pathogens, according to new findings. Read More

KITCHENER, Ont. – WaveBase Inc. has successfully tested a device that connects a range of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms with existing ultrasound devices. The Canadian firm’s patent-pending technology solves problems for both hospitals and AI companies, as it allows rapid testing and deployment of AI algorithms to ultrasound machines for use at the bedside. Read More

KINGSTON, Ont. – Novari Health has announced an agreement with Grey Bruce Health Services (GBHS) to implement its medical imaging referral management software technology. The Novari Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) software as a service (SaaS) technology is being provided as an electronic means to manage the processing and workflows associated with inbound referrals for medical imaging. Read More