TORONTO – A team of Ontario-based physicians has produced an AI-powered solution called Strello Health that solves one of the biggest problems for physician practices – patients can’t get through […]

The post AI-driven Strello Health reduces pressure on the front desk in clinics first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

In November 2014, I wrote an article with the headline, “The Interoperability Imperative.” In it, I quoted a colleague who said something I’ve never forgotten: “Interoperability and data mobility have […]

The post Bill S-5: I’ve been waiting 20 years for this, and it’s not good enough first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

If interoperability is so good, why isn’t it everywhere? That question has plagued Canadian digital health for more than two decades. We have standards. We have HL7 FHIR, an international […]

The post The future of electronic medical records: Why resistance to change is rational first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

TORONTO – Evan Solomon (pictured), Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and Maggie Chi, parliamentary secretary to […]

The post Ottawa invests $100 million in VITAL platform first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

OTTAWA – The Liberal government is launching an audit and strategic review of the federally funded non-profit Canada Health Infoway after the failure of its $300-million PrescribeIT program. However, the […]

The post Ottawa launches investigation of Infoway spending first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

EDMONTON – The University of Alberta Hospital is now home to Alberta’s first photon-counting CT scanner, a next-generation advancement in medical imaging made possible through a $1.5 million donation from […]

The post Alberta’s first photon-counting CT scanner arrives first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

VANCOUVER – Clinicians using Canadian Accuro EMR can now access Heidi’s AI scribe now fully integrated into Accuro. This integration allows providers to complete their patient visit documentation using AI […]

The post Accuro users can now access Heidi’s AI scribe first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A sudden shutdown of the PreHos electronic patient care record platform is forcing about 22 of Ontario’s paramedic services to rapidly switch vendors or revert […]

The post Paramedics forced to switch e-record systems first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

TORONTO – June Health, a women’s healthcare platform delivered as an employer and partner benefit, has announced an oversubscribed CAD$2.4 million financing round. Securian Canada a leading insurance provider of […]

The post Women’s care company June Health raises $2.4 million first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan is following up on its Patients First commitment by issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking vendors to provide virtual care services for patients […]

The post Virtual primary care coming to Saskatchewan first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

ST. JOHN’S – The Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland & Labrador is raising concerns after NL Health Services conducted a phishing awareness exercise that used the promise of an additional paid […]

The post RNU criticizes NL Health Services phishing exercise first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

TORONTO – HealthPRO Canada, in partnership with the National Healthcare Innovation Council, is proud to recognize the winners of the inaugural Healthcare Innovation Den, a national initiative created to address […]

The post Healthpro’s innovation den announces winners first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The board of directors of Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) announced that Dr. Lynn Mikula (pictured) will soon be taking on a new challenge: in October 2026, […]

The post Peterborough’s Dr. Lynn Mikula to join Sinai Health first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

HALIFAX – The winners of the 2026 Digital Health Canada Awards were announced this week in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the e-Health26 Conference and Tradeshow’s Awards Ceremony and Reception. The […]

The post Digital Health Canada award winners announced first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

BRAMPTON and ETOBICOKE, Ont. – As part of its commitment to advancing patient care through innovation, William Osler Health System is investing in a new Hospital Information System, set to […]

The post Osler to launch new Epic HIS in October first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Ricoh Canada Inc. has entered into an agreement to support Ontario Health’s Central Intake implementation across multiple regions of the province. Central intake models, sometimes referred to […]

The post Ricoh’s referral mgt technology to be used in Ontario first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. – Many jurisdictions across Canada are trying to get rid of fax machines in the healthcare sector, regarding them as an antiquated technology that’s prone to privacy breaches. […]

The post N.W.T. plans to stick with fax machines first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. – For years, NWT residents who ended up in Alberta for medical treatment faced all kinds of obstacles accessing their records. Officials say that’s changing. In a news […]

The post NWT residents can access some Alberta records first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

TORONTO – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), a global leader in mental health research and care, is leveraging Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to help it drive change […]

The post CAMH optimizes operations with Oracle Fusion Cloud first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.

MONTREAL – Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that its Medical Second Opinion (MSO) program is now available to employers across Canada. Already accessible to more than one […]

The post Dialogue launches medical second opinion service first appeared on Canadian Healthcare Technology.