Physician IT

TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway and Gotodoctor.ca, a digital health solution and its in-person primary care Enhanced Care Clinics, are proud to announce the roll out of Infoway’s PrescribeIT, a national e-prescribing service, to 11 clinic locations and one senior living facility servicing approximately 200,000 patient visits a year. Read More

DORVAL, Que. – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. has launched the Novartis Pro Portal, a comprehensive digital resource for healthcare practitioners. Developed in collaboration with over 120 physicians, the Pro gives healthcare professionals access to tailored, real-time support, digital knowledge and resources to improve their daily practice and drive progress for patients across Canada. Read More

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Niagara Health is working more closely with primary care providers in the community as part of a new program launched today to streamline care for patients in the community and reduce Emergency Department (ED) visits and hospital re-admissions. Read More

MONTREAL – Canada Health Infoway and Montreal-based ELNA Medical, Canada’s largest integrated network of medical clinics and owner of Medicentres Canada, are pleased to announce the rollout of the innovative PrescribeIT e-prescribing service at all 26 Medicentres family care clinics throughout Alberta. Read More

HAMILTON, Ont. – YMS and Mohawk College have partnered to develop a reimagined billing application that will support healthcare providers by introducing much needed automation and reducing the time they spend on administrative tasks. Based in Toronto, YMS provides electronic medical records (EMR) management and healthcare billing software for specialists and community care physicians. Read More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. will expand its managed medical clinics to more cities across Ontario over the next year. Owned and operated by Shoppers Drug Mart, the Health Clinic by Shoppers™ is a primary-care and family practice clinic, providing patients with convenient, one-stop access to medical services and trusted advice. Read More

MONTREAL – MEDFAR Clinical Solutions, a leading Canadian Electronic Medical Record (EMR) provider, announced a minority investment of nearly $25 million led by Walter Capital Partners. MEDFAR will dedicate the funds to accelerate its expansion, innovation and acquisition agendas in North America. Read More

TORONTO – Think Research Corp. announced it has closed its previously announced acquisition of all of issued and outstanding shares of Clinic 360 Inc., an innovator and leader in elective and cosmetic surgery, in exchange for cash and shares of TRC. “We are making significant changes to how patients and clinicians experience the continuum of care and being at the core of where we want the change to happen is key. Working closely with Clinic 360, we will be able to refine and add to our library of knowledge-based surgical decision support tools with instant and direct feedback from the surgeons using it,” said Sachin Aggarwal (pictured), CEO, Think Research. Read More

VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp. has expanded its apps.health marketplace to include a total of 26 digital health applications provided by 14 different app publishers. apps.health is WELL’s digital health app marketplace and innovation hub that connects digital health technology companies and software developers to the WELL network of over 2,000 primary healthcare clinics and 10,000 physicians across Canada. Read More