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Rollout of OACIS EHR set to enhance standardisation and enable access to patient records at Lakeshore General Hospital
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Autumn rollout of EHR at Lakeshore General Hospital, Quebec

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 […]

$70 million raised to accelerate development of US-based Suki's AI technology.
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$70 million raised to accelerate development of US-based Suki’s AI technology

US-based AI technology provider Suki has announced that it has raised $70 million in new funding for its mission to “make healthcare technology invisible and assistive with an AI platform that powers the industry”. The new funding brings the total raised to $165 million, which Suki says will help boost […]

Novari Health has announced the implementation of a regional diagnostic imaging central intake system in Northwestern Ontario.
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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 prehospital care planning.
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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 […]

Mount Sinai Health System and IBM Research launch PREDiCTOR AI study
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NY’s Mount Sinai Health System and IBM Research launch PREDiCTOR AI study

New York’s Mount Sinai Health System has announced a new research collaboration with IBM Research, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, and Deliberate AI, using AI and behavioural data to predict outcomes such as treatment discontinuation, hospitalisations, and ED visits for young people seeking mental health evaluation and treatment. The […]

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.
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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 is preparing to launch its new Epic EPR, due to go live on November 30, 2024.
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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 – […]

US-based provider secures $180 million for AI-powered precision surgery platform
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US-based provider secures $180m for AI-powered precision surgery platform

Caresyntax, a US-based company specialising in surgical intelligence and automation technologies, has secured $180 million in funding for its AI-powered precision surgery platform. Described as “a scalable, end-to-end software and AI platform”, Caresyntax’s solution captures and analyses large volumes of video, audio, images, clinical and operational data in and around […]