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December 23, 2024
HALIFAX – When a patient is admitted to the hospital for care, one of the most important pieces of information – for the patient, their loved ones and the healthcare system – is when they are expected to leave the hospital, often referred to as their Estimated Date of Discharge (EDD)—a key component for enhancing patient care.
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December 18, 2024
BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Six healthcare organizations, including Quinte Health, have announced the launch of a new health information system across southeastern Ontario. The system – using the Oracle/Cerner electronic health record – will help share electronic medical records with access to results, health histories and appointments, for 650,000 people.
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December 11, 2024
TORONTO – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has achieved the highest level within the HIMSS Analytics Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity (AMAM), Stage 7 validation. This accomplishment places the hospital among an elite group of healthcare organizations worldwide and only one of two hospitals in Canada recognized for analytics expertise and commitment to leveraging data to enhance client care and operational efficiency.
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December 4, 2024
TORONTO – Unity Health Toronto powered-up its new electronic patient record (EPR) system in the early hours of Nov. 30 – with the ringing of bells and an eruption of applause. Teams inside the command centre and across the organization were on hand to usher in the new system and with it, a new era of patient care.
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November 13, 2024
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Niagara Health and Hotel Dieu Shaver have launched a new and advanced Hospital Information System (HIS) that’s designed to improve the delivery of care. The move to a state-of-the-art Oracle/Cerner system is set to enhance coordination, efficiency and access to information.
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November 6, 2024
CALGARY – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has completed the ninth and final launch of Connect Care, bringing more than 11,000 additional staff and physicians at 155 AHS and AHS-partner sites and locations, onto its Epic Systems provincial information network.
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November 6, 2024
SARNIA and PETROLIA, Ont. – Bluewater Health is excited to announce the successful launch of its new hospital information system (HIS), powered by Oracle Health, marking a transformative step in patient care for the Sarnia-Lambton community.
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November 1, 2024
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences in Whitby, Ontario, is the first mental health organization in Canada to use pharmacogenomics on a routine basis to prescribe anti-psychotic medications to inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Read More
November 1, 2024
Stratford Group recently hosted a roundtable discussion, bringing together six healthcare experts to explore the most pressing challenges in digital health. The discussion was organized around three key topics: gaining approval and buy-in, effectively measuring benefits, and scaling successful initiatives. As our experts shared their experiences a unifying theme emerged: digital transformation makes a meaningful impact when leaders align people, processes, and technology. Read More
October 9, 2024
EDMONTON – The Health Quality Council of Alberta is investigating how some medical referrals weren’t properly processed, potentially affecting 14,000 patients over the last five years across the province. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said she has asked the Health Quality Council of Alberta to provide an independent third-party review to investigate the problem.
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