Canadian Healthcare Technology Logo
  • Issues
    • Current Print Issue
    • Print Archive
  • Advertise
    • Publishing Schedule
    • Circulation
    • Unit Sizes and Rates
    • Mechanical Requirements
    • Electronic Advertising
    • White Papers
  • Subscribe
    • Print Edition
    • e-Messenger
    • White Papers
  • Events
  • Vendors
  • About Us

GE Revolution Ascend

GE Revolution Ascend

Enovacom SickKids case study

Enovacom SickKids case study

Innovation

Viewing articles in the ‘Innovation’ topic.

Microsoft coaches health IT innovators

April 16, 2014


Prateek Dwivedi

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

LTC ‘Dragon’s Den’ draws innovators, both high-tech and high-touch

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

Jewish General finds that surgical checklists have improved outcomes

By Dana Frank

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

Venture investors fueling surge in healthcare technology innovation

By Jerry Zeidenberg

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

Program preps brain specialists for business

April 2, 2014


Donald Stuss

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

Infoway announces winners of LEADing Practice awards

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

Startup Castlight now worth shocking $3 billion

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

Combining health, tech and creativity at Hacking Health Toronto

By Andy Shaw

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

IBM goes entrepreneurial with Watson, creates Watson Group

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

Handwashing monitoring solution comes to Canada

March 5, 2014


Heather McLarney

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

  • ← Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • Next →

WP 900×150

WP 900x150

News and Trends

  • Quebec to invest nearly $1 billion in health IT
  • Seven Ontario organizations launch region-wide EHR system
  • Point-of-care lab technology speeds up bloodwork
  • Progress in e-mental health will require clinician training
  • Technology must be simple to use to solve complex problems
More from the Print Edition

Subscribe

Subscribe

Free of charge to Canadian hospital managers and executives in nursing homes and home-care organizations. Learn More

Follow us on Social Media!

Follow us on Social Media!

SteraMist disinfection

SteraMist disinfection

Infoway [May2022]

Infoway [May2022]

MEDICA 2022

MEDICA 2022

Advertise with us

Advertise with us

Sectra One Cloud

Sectra One Cloud

Semantic Health AI webinar

Semantic Health AI webinar

Zebra [May2022]

Zebra [May2022]

Nihi [Fall 2022 courses]

Nihi [Fall 2022 courses]

e-blasts 200×400

e-blasts 200x400

WP 900×150

WP 900x150

Advertise with us

Advertise with us

Sectra One Cloud

Sectra One Cloud

Semantic Health AI webinar

Semantic Health AI webinar

Zebra [May2022]

Zebra [May2022]

Nihi [Fall 2022 courses]

Nihi [Fall 2022 courses]

e-blasts 200×400

e-blasts 200x400

Contact Us

Canadian Healthcare Technology
1118 Centre Street, Suite 207
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L4J 7R9
Tel: 905-709-2330
Fax: 905-709-2258
info2@canhealth.com

  • Quick Links
    • Current Print Issue
    • Print Archive
    • Events
    • Vendors
    • About Us
  • Advertise
    • Publishing Schedule
    • Circulation
    • Unit Sizes and Rates
    • Mechanical Requirements
    • Electronic Advertising
    • White Papers
  • Subscribe
    • Print Edition
    • e-Messenger
    • White Papers
  • Resources
    • White Papers
    • Writers’ Guidelines
    • Privacy Policy
  • Topics
    • Administrative Solutions
    • Clinical Solutions
    • Companies
    • Continuing Care
    • Diagnostics
    • Education & Training
  •  
    • Electronic Records
    • Government & Policy
    • Infrastructure
    • Innovation
    • People
    • Privacy and Security

© 2022 Canadian Healthcare Technology

The content of Canadian Healthcare Technology is subject to copyright. Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission is strictly prohibited. Send all requests for permission to Jerry Zeidenberg, Publisher.

Search Site

Error: Enter a search term

  • Issues
    • Current Print Issue
    • Print Archive
  • Advertise
    • Publishing Schedule
    • Circulation
    • Unit Sizes and Rates
    • Mechanical Requirements
    • Electronic Advertising
    • White Papers
  • Subscribe
    • Print Edition
    • e-Messenger
    • White Papers
  • Events
  • Vendors
  • About Us