Physician IT

MONTREAL - MEDFAR, the Canadian healthcare technology company behind the electronic medical record MYLE, has acquired AlloMia, a developer of AI conversational agents that handle patient calls on behalf of a clinic’s front desk. Read More

TORONTO - OntarioMD (OMD) has released insights from its first extensive survey of Ontario community-based clinicians on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, revealing significant, but uneven, adoption of AI tools, strong interest in future use and clear opportunities to improve clinician trust through education, support and reputable guidance. Read More

HALIFAX - Virtual Hallway has announced the launch of Asklepius, a first-of-its-kind Canadian clinical solution that combines AI with the insights of Canadian specialists, helping frontline clinicians get trusted answers faster and bringing specialist-informed care to more patients. Read More

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has developed Physician Engagement Guidelines to support industry, government and other organizations in designing tools and solutions for - and with - physicians. We are looking for five (5) organizations to share feedback on the draft guidelines. Read More

TORONTO - Canadian physicians lose nearly 20 million hours a year to paperwork. This well-known bottleneck drives burnout and drains capacity from an already strained health system. A new report from AI Care Partner Heidi shows what happens when that burden is lifted. Read More

VANCOUVER - Clinicians using Canadian Accuro EMR can now access Heidi’s AI scribe now fully integrated into Accuro. This integration allows providers to complete their patient visit documentation using AI while staying within their existing Accuro workflows. Read More

SAINT JOHN, NB – A Saint John emergency physician has set up an after-hours clinic in Rothesay as a laboratory for preventative healthcare – designed to work out the best ways to deliver it, and to feed what works back to family-practice and hospital colleagues across the province. Read More

TORONTO - Ava Industries (Ava), the Canadian electronic medical record (EMR) company built by physicians for physicians, has been named “Best Electronic Health Record Service” in the 2026 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program, a global recognition platform honouring innovation in digital health and medical technology. Read More

TORONTO – A report released this week by Ontario’s auditor general has been making waves with findings of hallucinations and inaccuracies in the reporting done by AI scribes used in doctors’ offices. The critique of AI scribes was part of a wider study of AI usage across the provincial public service. Read More