Across autumn Montreal West Island CIUSSS is set to roll out its OACIS EHR at the Lakeshore General Hospital site, with the aim of enhancing the standardisation of information tools across the CIUSSS’ facilities; enabling access to up-to-date patient records; and preparing for the wider rollout of electronic medical records […]
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Fraser Health, Canada, to introduce AI and machine learning to help manage demand and scheduling
Fraser Health, Canada, has shared plans to introduce three AI and machine learning solutions to help predict demand and manage scheduling across its Eagle Ridge and Burnaby Hospitals. The collaboration with Deloitte is one of nine Canadian health projects to receive $21 million in funding “to pioneer the deployment of […]
Frailty scores built into hospital information system at Canada’s Hamilton Health Sciences
At Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) in Canada, geriatrician Dr. Justin Lee has been working with the health information technology services to develop a frailty scoring system within Epic, designed to give clinicians a “full picture” of patient frailty to support decision-making. On the opportunity, HSS notes that existing tools to […]
Diagnostic imaging central intake system implemented in Northwestern Ontario
Novari Health has announced the implementation of a regional diagnostic imaging central intake system in Northwestern Ontario, with the hopes of “helping to improve access to care for diagnostic imaging services in the region”. Working with hospitals including Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), the implementation will offer participating […]
Urgences-santé Quebec announces AI initiative to enhance pre-hospital care planning
Public emergency medical service Urgences-santé Quebec has announced a new AI initiative aiming to help optimise prehospital care planning in the wake of an increase in pre-hospital care demands placing Quebec’s emergency services under “growing pressure”. With demand predicted to increase by 10 percent by 2033, Urgences-santé Quebec has partnered […]
Royal Columbian Hospital goes live with new EHR
Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, Canada, has gone live with a new Meditech Expanse electronic health record, taking to YouTube to share details of the transformation, roll-out, and impact. Fraser Health Authority, the British Columbian health authority incorporating Royal Columbian, said that the new EHR “allows health care staff […]
Unity Health Toronto prepares for EPR launch
Unity Health Toronto is preparing to launch its new Epic EPR, due to go live in November 2024, following “an extensive procurement process” involving more than 500 staff, clinicians, patients and stakeholders from across the organisation. Implementing a new EPR formed part of Unity Health’s strategic plan for 2019 – […]
Launch of patient summary features to support information sharing in New Brunswick, Canada
The Department of Health in New Brunswick has launched patient summary functionalities through the province’s health information app, MyHealthNB, in order to support residents to travel across regional and international borders with a “shareable, digital set of basic clinical data”. Citizens can now log into MyHealthNB via app or web […]
Canadian global innovation cluster makes $44m commitment to advancing AI health tech
DIGITAL, a Canadian global innovation cluster for digital technologies, has announced a commitment worth an estimated $44 million to develop and deploy AI tech, with the aim of supporting healthcare providers and enhancing patient outcomes. The funding comes under the Health Compass II project, which aims to launch four AI-driven […]
Government of Nova Scotia announces expansion of YourHealthNS app
The Government of Nova Scotia has announced the expansion of the YourHealthNS app to allow patients to access more information about X-ray results, with Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson commenting that “this is just the beginning”. From this week, residents of Nova Scotia will be able to access X-ray […]