TORONTO – UHN is the first academic and research hospital network of its size in Canada to earn a Level 6 distinction for HIMSS’ Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity (AMAM), which is not to be confused with the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).
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VANCOUVER – Intrahealth’s Profile EHR will serve as the underlying digital infrastructure to streamline program delivery and improve the experience for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Intrahealth was recently acquired by Toronto-based HEALWELL AI Inc.
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WINDSOR, Ont. – It will take most of this year for Windsor Regional Hospital to fully recover from a cyberattack that rocked five southwestern Ontario hospitals last fall. That’s according to hospital CEO David Musyj (pictured), who last week said “a lot” of systems are not yet up and running.
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SARNIA, Ont. – Three months after being put out of commission by a deadly cyberattack, Bluewater Health staff are now inputting patient information electronically for things such as diagnostic imaging tests, medications and patient registrations. Prior to that, staff and clinicians were forced to use pen and paper.
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TORONTO – HEALWELL AI Inc., a healthcare technology company focused on AI and data science for preventative care, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Intrahealth Systems Limited, a subsidiary of WELL Health Technologies Corp. for approximately $24.2 million.
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ST. JOHN’s – The Provincial Government and Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services are introducing a new online service that will improve the way Newfoundlanders and Labradorians access the healthcare system. The Honourable Tom Osborne (pictured), minister of Health and Community Services, made the announcement recently on the personal health record as part of the latest healthcare action update.
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SARNIA, Ont. – Bluewater Health, hardest hit by a cyberattack on five Southwestern Ontario hospitals last fall, had a relatively dated system for storing and sharing patient information at the time, Bluewater Health’s board chairperson says. “It did make a difference,” said Margaret Dragan (pictured), about the hospital group’s 20-plus-year-old hospital information system that’s been eyed for an update since 2013.
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TORONTO – Constellation Software Inc. announced that its subsidiary, N. Harris Computer Corporation (Harris), has acquired MEDHOST, Inc., a provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions. This acquisition aligns with Harris’ long-term commitment to the healthcare sector.
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ST. THOMAS, Ont. – St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) recently updated the format of its morning bed huddle. Until recently, the hospital was using a manual process where access and flow data was collected in an excel spreadsheet and documented on a white board.
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KINGSTON, Ont. – Novari Health has executed an agreement with Wellington Healthcare Alliance to implement our surgical wait list management and eBooking technology at Groves Memorial Community Hospital, Louise Marshall Hospital, and Palmerston and District Hospital.
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