TORONTO – TeleVU, a leading Canadian tech company focused on application of smart glasses in healthcare settings utilizing the power of AR and AI, announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TELUS. TELUS is a leading telecommunication company in Canada, as well as Canada’s leader in digital health technology that is improving access to health and wellness services and revolutionizing the flow of health information across the continuum of care.
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TORONTO – Cancer patients and oncologists will soon have a safer and easier option for cancer care thanks to the creation of a new integrative platform by two Ontario doctors, medical oncologist Dr. Brandon Meyers (pictured on left) and MedTech scientist Dr. Eva Szabo (pictured on right). EMRO.Cloud is a one-stop, virtual on-demand platform that connects cancer patients with oncology experts to obtain expert medical opinions on diagnosis and personalized treatment options. The platform will be launching to all of Canada on January 9, 2022, as well as to the US and the UAE.
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HALIFAX – People in central and eastern Nova Scotia who are on the Need a Family Practice Registry will soon start receiving invitations for VirtualCareNS. VirtualCareNS gives people on the registry the option to access a primary care provider online. It is a free program for patients delivered through Maple – one of Canada’s leading virtual care platforms – with Nova Scotia primary care providers.
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VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies, a company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce the acquisition of CognisantMD. CognisantMD’s Ocean platform includes a full suite of virtual patient engagement tools, including online appointment booking, secure messaging, appointment reminders, and digital forms as well as in-clinic check-in kiosks and tablets.
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OTTAWA – CADTH (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health) has published new recommendations that offer advice to pan-Canadian health systems on how to implement remote monitoring programs for patients with chronic cardiac conditions. These recommendations emphasize patient, caregiver, and provider considerations, data and privacy, digital equity, and evaluation.
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DEEP RIVER, Ont. – Several of the Champlain Association of Meditech Partners (CHAMP) hospitals successfully transitioned over to the new Meditech Expanse platform, which includes Computerized Prescriber Order Entry (CPOE), in early October 2021. To facilitate around the clock review of new medication orders, the CHAMP hospitals have contracted NTS Virtual Health Solutions to provide telepharmacy services 24/7.
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TORONTO – Maple Maskawâhtik, a partnership between Maple, Canada’s leading virtual care platform, and the Saa Dene Group, a collective of Indigenous-owned companies which aims to increase authentic Indigenous economic participation, is making healthcare more accessible to Albertans who don’t have a family doctor.
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The year 2021 has been a particularly difficult one for First Nations. Indigenous Peoples have not only struggled with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the emotional fallout from the grim revelations about Indian Residential Schools.
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During the COVID pandemic, feelings of stress and depression have overwhelmed many people. And in this era of the smartphone, for some form of relief – especially when they can’t reach a therapist – many have turned to using mental health apps.
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On the heels of a nationwide acceleration of virtual care sparked by the pandemic, patients and clinicians in rural, remote and Indigenous B.C. communities are finding that accessing healthcare services or peer support can be as easy and comfortable as calling a friend.
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