Viewing articles in the ‘Mobile Solutions’ topic.
January 31, 2019
There are many reasons why physicians should be using medical apps. Chief among them: “It’s easier to use your phone than to reach for a book,” commented Dr. Chandi Chandrasana, an Ottawa-based family doctor and an OntarioMD peer leader. Read More
January 9, 2019
EDMONTON – A free smartphone application is now available to support cancer patients and their families throughout their healthcare journey, including during meetings with care providers. The My Care Conversations app – developed in partnership between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Alberta Cancer Foundation – enables patients to record their conversations with their cancer care team to help them remember and confirm what was discussed.
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October 3, 2018
VANCOUVER – Brave Technology is the only Canadian participant among 12 companies awarded $200,000 in the Ohio Opioid Technology Challenge, and they are all now vying for a $1-million grant to come up with technical solutions to address the overdose crisis. For its part, Brave Technology, of Vancouver, has developed a mobile app and three other digital monitoring tools aimed at preventing overdoses, especially among drug users who are dying alone.
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May 23, 2018
PENTICTON, BC – Ascom, a leading global healthcare Information and Communication Technology (ICT) provider, announced that its partner, Houle, will complete a large Ascom Telligence nurse call installation at Penticton Regional Hospital, an Interior Health facility in British Columbia.
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May 23, 2018
LONDON, Ont. – Pagers have now been replaced by web-based technology at St. Joseph’s Health Care and the London Health Sciences Centre – an urgent need as the companies providing pager service were getting out of that business.
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October 30, 2017
MARKHAM, ONT. – More than 30 staff members at Saint Elizabeth Health Care who also care for sick or frail members of their own families have finished a pilot project using Tess, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence. Read More
October 2, 2017
TORONTO – Some medical residents in Canada are still communicating with care teams by using outdated tools like pagers and even pen and paper for their daily processes – despite the fact most healthcare professionals own smartphones. Read More
July 5, 2017
HAMILTON, ONT. – Healthcare is a fast paced environment and access to up to date, accurate data is key to ensuring patient and staff safety. St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton explored the possibility of moving away from paper-based infection-prevention audits to improve the auditing process and the timeliness of reports to the clinical units. Read More
July 5, 2017
RED DEER, Alta. – Canadian owned company SafeTracks GPS Canada Inc. announced it will be offering a GPS wearable device to provide a long-term care alternative for patients living with dementia and seniors who are at high risk of falls and wandering.
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May 1, 2017
WHITBY, ONT. – Patients at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences will become more active participants in their own healthcare through the use of a new app developed with a partner company, Waterloo, Ont.-based Mozzaz Corp. Read More