February 12, 2025
VANCOUVER – Treatment.com AI Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Rocket Doctor Inc., a Canadian company empowers doctors to start their own virtual practices, thereby providing citizens with quick access to high-quality, comprehensive medical care, powered by advanced devices and proprietary technology.
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February 5, 2025
VICTORIA – The BC College of Family Physicians is calling on the provincial government to follow through on its pledge to ban the requirement of doctors' notes to miss work. Jennifer Lush (pictured), a family doctor and vice president of B.C. College of Family Physicians, says physicians are burned out and overwhelmed with administrative work.
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December 18, 2024
VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a digital healthcare company focused on improving health outcomes by leveraging technology, is pleased to announce the creation of WELLSTAR Technologies Corp. WELLSTAR is a reorganization of WELL’s established WELL Provider Solutions Group, whose mission is to be the leading provider of healthcare technology solutions in Canada.
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December 11, 2024
TORONTO – HEALWELL AI Inc., a healthcare artificial intelligence company focused on preventative care, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 51% majority controlling interest in Mutuo Health Solutions, for $5.5 million in cash and shares of HEALWELL.
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December 4, 2024
TORONTO – Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) is one of the first hospitals in Ontario to adopt a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help reduce emergency department wait times, improve care for patients, and lessen the administrative burden on emergency physicians that can lead to burnout.
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November 20, 2024
EDMONTON – Several emergency department physicians with Alberta Health Services are testing a homegrown artificial intelligence-based application that may improve interactions with patients, as well as physician efficiency. Originally created by Red Deer ED physician Dr. Mike Weldon (pictured right) and refined through a collaboration between AHS and the University of Alberta, the AHS Digital Scribe records and transcribes conversations between doctors and patients and translates relevant details into medical notes.
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November 1, 2024
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Many of the discussions at the annual OntarioMD conference – held in September – focused on AI Scribes for doctors. Seems these newfangled solutions, powered by ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI, actually work! They’re saving doctors who try them hours of administrative toil, as they’ve got the smarts to do a lot on their own. Read More
September 30, 2024
It’s been quite a journey since that fateful day over a year ago when a handful of pioneering Canadian clinicians first dipped their toes into the world of AI Scribes. Their eyes widened with wonder as they witnessed the potential of this groundbreaking technology unfold before them. Fast forward to today, and AI Scribes have become the talk of the medical community, promising to revolutionize the way we handle clinical documentation. Read More
September 18, 2024
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.
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September 11, 2024
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.
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