Electronic Records

OTTAWA – Six regional health partners, including The Ottawa Hospital, began to use Epic’s health information system on June 1, bringing patient-centred care to the digital age. As part of a health information system, each health partner has real-time access to patient medical information, allowing healthcare providers to make timely, informed decisions based on the most comprehensive, and connected information. Read More

TORONTO – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Evident, a member of the CPSI family of companies and a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) systems and services, are partnering to create a first, made-in-Canada, Hospital Information System (HIS) solution. Read More

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) announced it will soon launch an improved system to electronically order medical tests and procedures. The eOrder solution, built by Orion Health for NLCHI, will streamline the process for triaging images in the province’s vascular imaging laboratory – its sole facility for carotid artery and peripheral artery testing. Read More

OTTAWA – Medical technologies often promise to address challenges faced by clinics, including patient flow, efficiency, and care quality. However, issues like cost, risk, and long onboarding processes make many tools prohibitive to healthcare providers. Read More

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Innomar Strategies has announced the launch of AvidityHealth, a digital solution that enhances the patient journey by simplifying the connectivity in healthcare and facilitating communication. The system is aimed at patients on specialty medications, and their care-givers. Read More

TORONTO — Two Toronto-based healthcare technology companies, Maple and Dot Health, have partnered to offer Canadians fuller visibility of their past health records, empowering both patients and healthcare providers to tap into existing medical records that often go unseen and unused. Read More

TORONTO – Building on its foundation as the first fully digital hospital in North America, Humber River Hospital (HRH) recently went LIVE with Expanse, Meditech’s Web Enterprise Health Record (EHR). HRH is a major acute care hospital that serves more than 850,000 people in the greater Toronto area, and the upgrade to Expanse provides the facility with cutting-edge technology that is designed to improve efficiency and connect patient care across the spectrum. Read More

MOBILE, Ala. – Evident, a community healthcare solutions company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Get Real Health. Based in Rockville, Maryland, Get Real Health delivers technology solutions to improve patient outcomes and engagement strategies with care providers. Read More

MARKHAM, Ont. – In May, Markham Stouffville Hospital – located northeast of Toronto – will launch an electronic “early warning” system to help prevent pediatric patients from getting sicker. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Trillium Health Partners (THP) is pleased to announce that Epic was selected to be THP’s new Hospital Information System (HIS). This announcement follows a thorough procurement process, and a rigorous review process that involved investigation into more than 2,500 functional requirements, based on the needs identified by broad patient and staff input. Read More