Mobile Solutions

REGINA – Lumeca Health, a pioneer in digital healthcare solutions, has unveiled Lumeca Messages, an innovative clinical messaging application designed to streamline collaboration among healthcare providers. Lumeca Messages provides healthcare professionals with a secure and efficient communications tool where they can share files, coordinate patient care, and solicit medical advice from one another. Read More

VANCOUVER and TORONTO – WELL Health Technologies Corp, a digital healthcare company, is set to launch its Health Messenger Product in calendar Q2. This cutting-edge, patient-facing interface is designed to enhance secure communications between healthcare providers and their patients, featuring a mobile-first responsive design for superior accessibility, the company said. Read More

FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s MyHealthNB program, which facilitates online access to health records, has now introduced a mobile application to further streamline this service. The app, compatible with mobile devices operating on Apple OS 14 or later and Android OS 11 or above, is accessible through both Apple and Google Play app stores. Read More

REGINA – Saskatchewan residents can now view their health records on a mobile device, thanks to the launch of a new app from eHealth Saskatchewan, a provincial agency. The MySaskHealthRecord mobile app functions the same as the website, which allows users to see their lab test results, medical imaging reports, immunization history, prescription history, and clinical visit history, according to a news release. Read More

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Niagara Health, a multi-site hospital organization serving over 450,000 residents across the Niagara region, announced the launch of SeamlessMD, a leading Digital Care Journey platform that improves patient outcomes. Patients at Niagara Health are among the first in Ontario who can access their digital care journeys for hip, knee, shoulder, bowel and transurethral resection of the prostate surgeries at the Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, and Welland sites through Niagara Health Navigator. Read More

ST. THOMAS, Ont. – St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH)’s Surgical Program recently implemented Masimo’s Patient SafetyNet equipment. By deploying this system, STEGH has created additional capacity for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to care for critically ill patients. Read More

TORONTO – The University Health Network (UHN) and Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. have partnered to address a critical need of heart failure patients. The objective of the partnership is to expand patient reach of UHN’s successful Medly Program – an innovative, digital therapeutic solution that delivers the benefits of specialized clinical heart failure management at home while improving quality of life and reducing hospitalizations. Read More

MONTREAL – The Montreal Children’s Hospital is testing new wireless technology to monitor the vital signs of its patients in the neonatal ICU. It’s part of a project aimed at improving the lives of the children and health professionals – as well as giving parents better access to their newborns. Read More

VICTORIA – People in B.C. now have an easier way to access their health records with the launch of the Health Gateway mobile app. “More than 1.2 million people in B.C. use the Health Gateway website, and now we are making it easier and more convenient for people to securely access their health records by launching the mobile app,” said Adrian Dix (pictured), minister of health. “Through the app, people can quickly view information about their health at any time, helping them stay on top of their health and wellness needs.” Read More