Physician IT

TORONTO – A new survey shows that while Canadian physicians are embracing digital tools to support quality patient care, better health system integration is still needed to fully leverage the potential of these technologies within healthcare. Read More

TORONTO – Family doctors report spending 70% to 90% less time on paperwork in a study evaluating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) scribe technology. OntarioMD (OMD), a subsidiary of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), announced this week the findings of the study that examined the use of AI scribes by more than 150 family doctors and nurse practitioners (NPs) over a three-month period. Read More

VANCOUVER – Canadian health technology company WELL Health Technologies has introduced an AI-powered ‘co-pilot’ designed to help cardiologists identify patients at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Read More

TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway and Ava Industries are pleased to announce they have signed an agreement to integrate PrescribeIT, Canada’s national e-prescribing service, into Ava’s innovative electronic medical record (EMR), benefitting over 1,000 prescribers across clinics and healthcare facilities. Read More

OTTAWA – The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), MD Financial Management Inc. (MD) and Scotiabank are pleased to announce the recipients of the Health Care Unburdened Grant program, a $10-million grant program to support innovative solutions to enhance patient care by reducing administrative work and improving processes and practices in healthcare. Read More

VANCOUVER, BC – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a digital health company, and its investee company, HEALWELL AI, are pleased to announce the launch of the second generation WELL AI Decision Support (“WAIDS”). This enhanced version features advanced chronic disease screening and arrives just six months after the initial launch, which was primarily focused on rare disease detection. Read More

VANCOUVER – WELL Health Clinic Network Inc., a subsidiary of WELL Health Technologies Corp. – a digital healthcare company – is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. to acquire all of the primary care medical clinics operated by Shoppers under the name “The Health Clinic by Shoppers”. Read More

OTTAWA – Reducing the administrative burden in healthcare is critical if we want physicians and other members of the healthcare team to thrive and have more time to do what they do best – provide safe and high-quality care to patients and families. Health Excellence Canada (HEC) is now joining a major effort to find solutions for clinicians. Read More

KITCHENER, Ont. – The latest innovation from eCE Automates, Poppy, has now reached out to over 13.5K patients in East Toronto to automatically book cancer screenings using the records of family physicians. Early findings have shown an increase in screening rates since the bot was deployed. Read More