Viewing articles in the ‘Innovation’ topic.
April 16, 2014
TORONTO – Microsoft Canada launched the Microsoft Ventures Innovators Circle, an event that brought some of Canada’s most promising start-ups together with a panel of experts in their field to discuss their experiences and to provide solutions to help them take their businesses to the next level. Read More
April 14, 2014
It was hard to choose between the highs and the lows at the Ontario Long-Term Care Association’s 5th Annual Research Day – high-tech and low-tech innovation, that is. Read More
April 14, 2014
In its ongoing quest to improve patient care and provide top-of-the-line surgical services, the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) was the first hospital in Quebec and only the third in Canada to join the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), in 2009. Soon after, the JGH was again first in Quebec to implement the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist. Read More
April 14, 2014
ORLANDO, FLA. – Healthcare used to be called the slowest industry to adopt new technologies, espe- cially those of the electronic variety. Now, however, the sector is something of a Speedy Gonzalez, and is racing ahead of others – thanks to venture capitalists and invest- ment bankers, the folks who are financing many of the innovations. Read More
April 2, 2014
TORONTO – The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) announced the start of a program designed to offer young brain scientists the opportunity to train in managing not-for-profit organizations concerned with brain disorders. Read More
March 19, 2014
TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway, in partnership with Accreditation Canada, has announced seven LEADing Practice award recipients. These organizations were recognized for their leadership in the advanced use of technology in clinical practice. The award is part of Infoway’s pan-Canadian Knowing is Better clinician education campaign, developed to generate awareness of the benefits of digital health in Canada. Read More
March 19, 2014
NEW YORK – Shares of Castlight Health Inc. surged in their first day of trading, after the health-plan software maker’s initial public offering raised more money than expected. The San Francisco company’s stock more than doubled to $37.50, up 134% from the $16-a-share offer price available to buyers in the IPO – typically large investors like mutual funds and hedge funds. Read More
March 6, 2014
The three-day Hacking Health Toronto event held at the city’s MaRS Centre late last fall sounded more to the uninitiated like a continuing medical education course for pulmonary specialists than a high-energy collaborative for aspiring medtech innovators – all out to heal the healthcare system’s many ills – matched up with seasoned, willing-to-help mentors. Read More
March 5, 2014
ARMONK, N.Y. – IBM announced that it is turning its Watson technology into the IBM Watson Group, a new business unit dedicated to the development and commercialization of cloud-delivered cognitive innovations. As part of the move, it will also plow up to $100 million into venture investments that make use of Watson’s analytical technologies. Read More
March 5, 2014
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Deb Group announced that it will introduce its DebMed GMS (Group Monitoring System) into Canada, starting in May. The system can monitor the use of soap and sanitizer in a ward or work environment, including at the point-of-care, and report on compliance rates in real-time. Read More