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Easing the Transition to the Cloud. Modernizing made simple with integration support.

Across Canada, most hospitals and healthcare authorities recognize the need to modernize their systems. Integrating electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) to a cloud-based platform is the way of the future as this medium offers more security, better scalability and improved...

Next-generation 3D imaging can guide surgeons’ hands

In a Canadian first, Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has introduced the revolutionary next step in mixed reality technology that can track surgical instruments in real time and precisely point the way for surgeons. St. Joseph’s is one of two...

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In a world where an implantable electrode can reduce the number and intensity of...

Remote monitoring tool improve seniors’ care

Humber River Health (Humber) has identified a core priority of delivering comprehensive, quality care...

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)...

How AI can reduce turn around times for clinical trial contracts

Unity Health Toronto is one of the first hospitals in Canada to work with...

Navigating the fallout: 23andMe’s data breach and the ethics of consumer genetic testing

By unlocking secrets encrypted within our DNA, genetic testing has become a powerful tool,...

Tackling the issue of unused medication waste

When patients and programs don’t use all the medication that is prescribed, it is...

Yukon Home Care embraces e-bikes for service delivery

Working collaboratively with other government departments, First Nations governments, medical facilities and community partners,...

Funding to take LHSC developed technology global

On average it takes five to seven years to diagnose a rare disease. But,...

Surgical guidance with AI

Researchers at UHN’s Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) have utilized artificial intelligence (AI)...

Testing new technology to help older adults age at home

When 72-year-old Hamilton resident Shirley was asked if she’d be interested in participating in...

Benefits of Colour-Coded Packaging System

When your OR is moving quickly, picking errors are bound to happen. And when they...

Transforming wound care: Enzymatic debridement and the future of healing

Patients with slowly healing ulcers often experience morbidity and a decrease in their quality...

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