Canadian Healthcare Technology

03/12/2025

Microsoft Corp. has unveiled Microsoft Dragon Copilot, calling it the first AI assistant for clinical workflow that brings together the trusted natural language voice dictation capabilities of Dragon Medical One (DMO) with the ambient listening capabilities of DAX, fine-tuned generative AI and healthcare-adapted safeguards.

REDMOND, Wash. – Microsoft Corp. has unveiled Microsoft Dragon Copilot, calling it the first AI assistant for clinical workflow that brings together the trusted natural language voice dictation capabilities of […]

03/11/2025

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is pleased to announce the design and launch of a custom data analytics platform to support access to real-time, comprehensive data reporting and advanced analytics across the hospital.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is pleased to announce the design and launch of a custom data analytics platform to support access to real-time, comprehensive data reporting […]

03/10/2025

Island Health is looking into what caused a system-wide blackout of its hospital electronic records system last week. The problem lasted more than an hour, shutting physicians out of patient histories and lab-test results. https://www.canhealth.com/2025/03/05/computer-outage-disrupts-island-health/

03/09/2025

Former Health P.E.I. CEO Dr. Michael Gardam (pictured) is pushing back on a recent claim that former members of his executive leadership team (ELT) colluded to provide themselves with higher salaries. https://www.canhealth.com/2025/03/05/ruckus-hits-pei-over-health-executives-pay/

03/08/2025

Southlake Health is leading the way in cardiac care by pioneering the use of 4D intracardiac echocardiogram (ICE) catheters, a new tool that provides real-time images of the heart for some of the most complex cardiac cases in the province.

NEWMARKET, Ont. – Southlake Health is leading the way in cardiac care by pioneering the use of 4D intracardiac echocardiogram (ICE) catheters, a new tool that provides real-time images of […]

03/07/2025

The surgical program at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is set to acquire a new state-of-the-art da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical System and to establish a Regional Robotic Surgery Program in the South Fraser region. https://www.canhealth.com/2025/03/05/surrey-hospital-to-acquire-surgical-robot/

03/06/2025

UHN, Canada’s No. 1 hospital system, has been ranked third in the world for the second year in a row by Newsweek magazine. UHN’s Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is behind only Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, both in the United States, making it the top publicly funded hospital in the world.

TORONTO – UHN, Canada’s No. 1 hospital system, has been ranked third in the world for the second year in a row by Newsweek magazine. UHN’s Toronto General Hospital (TGH) […]

03/05/2025

PocketHealth, a connected care company, has launched Image Reader, the first feature to apply AI-powered anatomical visualization directly into patients’ imaging results. By providing visual context within a scan, Image Reader helps patients better understand what they are seeing in their images, leading to more informed discussions with providers and fewer misunderstandings about their results. https://www.canhealth.com/2025/02/26/pockethealth-unveils-image-reader-for-patients/

03/04/2025

In a North American first, an exciting evolution in the treatment for kidney stones has debuted at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) that offers the possibility of completely clearing stone fragments in a single procedure and significantly decreasing the risk of recurrence. https://www.canhealth.com/2025/02/26/st-joes-advances-treatment-of-kidney-stones/

03/03/2025

Lakeridge Health is pleased to announce the achievement of the prestigious Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6 certification. This accomplishment underscores Lakeridge Health’s commitment to improving patient care through the advancement of digital health and effective use of health information technology.

OSHAWA, Ont. – Lakeridge Health is pleased to announce the achievement of the prestigious Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6 certification. […]

03/02/2025

Avalon Lupini, a pharmacy technician at Health Sciences North, says she used to spend too much time handwriting expiry labels for medications that would often fall off, smudge and become illegible. She decided to invent a better solution that is now generating attention and praise while keeping patients safer. https://www.canhealth.com/2025/02/26/pharmacy-technician-wins-award-for-labeling-innovation/

03/01/2025

Trillium Health Partners is launching a four-year study to improve support and better integrate caregivers into healthcare teams. This ground-breaking research is made possible by Trillium Health Partners Foundation through a transformative $2.75 million donation from the Azrieli Foundation and the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence. https://www.canhealth.com/2025/02/26/2-75-million-awarded-to-caregiver-integration-study/