Thursday, September 19, 2024
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 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 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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three Canadian SMEs have been selected for the UK’s Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber Propel@YH Boot Camp, bringing with them their innovative solutions designed to advance the health of the region’s population. The boot camp forms part of Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber’s commitment to bringing “the best health innovations […]
In Canada, Island Health has announced the go-live of its new electronic patient record with hopes of enhancing patient experience “through improvements to the quality, safety, and consistency of patient care”. Hospitals within the Island Health healthcare authority are expecting benefits including real-time information on patients for care teams, less […]
For a recent interview, we were joined by Ted Scott, VP of innovation and partnerships at Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada, to discuss the healthcare network’s current digital projects and priorities, as well as the wider digital health landscape and opportunities for tech in Canadian healthcare. Beginning with an […]
The Government of Canada has signed a bilateral agreement to invest $256 million in improving healthcare access and services in Newfoundland and Labrador, in support of the province’s three-year action plan. As well as expanding access to primary care by adding new family care teams and adding urgent care centres, […]
