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Three Canadian hospitals start using newly launched Apple Health Records feature

Pragya Sehgal -
Apple last week launched the health records feature within its Health app for users in Canada. Women’s College Hospital, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, and Mackenzie...

Nova Scotia and PEI will adopt COVID Alert, says Health Canada

Tom Li -
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are the latest provinces signalling their decision to adopt Canada’s COVID Alert exposure notification app, according to Canada’s...

IDC Canada survey: Digital thermometer checkpoints more popular than contact tracing among businesses

Alex Coop -
A sudden rise in infection rates across Canada - but mainly in Ontario - has forced businesses to rethink their plans to return to...

Quebec to adopt COVID Alert amid rising cases

Howard Solomon -
With the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 sharply rising, Quebec is abandoning its opposition to the federally-backed COVID Alert app, apparently hoping...

Cisco donation aids McMaster bioinformatics program that helps track COVID-19

Lynn Greiner -
As part of the battle to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, figuring out how the virus changes as it spreads is a challenge. It...

Ontario’s construction industry shows supports for COVID-Alert, but also seeks wearable alternative

Pragya Sehgal -
Despite broad support from the Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO) and the Construction Employers Coalition (CEC), members of the Laborers’ International Union...

COVID and staffing pressures forcing healthcare to double down on remote care

Tom Li -
The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed healthcare resources to the limits, including the availability of the healthcare staff. In addition, social distancing and self-isolation impede...

‘Remote access is here to stay,’ healthcare webinar told

Howard Solomon -
Many clinical and administrative staff will be treating patients and accessing data remotely after the COVID-19 crisis settles, experts said during a Canadian webinar...

How COVID-19 accelerated a hospital’s telemedicine plans

Howard Solomon -
Many organizations have digital transformation plans. For those that were ready, the COVID-19 crisis enabled them to accelerate those plans. A good example is North...

Surveys show conflicting support by Canadians for COVID-19 tracing app

Howard Solomon -
Canadian governments are planning to approve COVID-19 mobile contact tracing apps to help health authorities track the spread of the infectious disease. However, two...

Telus Health helps Canadian doctors conduct virtual visits with patients through new conferencing capabilities

Pragya Sehgal -
Telus Health is helping 26,000 family doctors across Canada conduct video consultations by integrating virtual visits functionality into its electronic medical records (EMRs) offering...

Essential industries are getting CIRA’s cybersecurity services for free

Pragya Sehgal -
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) today announced six months of free access to CIRA DNS Firewall to all healthcare facilities, small businesses and...

Maple launches free online screening and consultation solution in response to COVID-19

Buckley Smith -
While health officials do their best to provide answers to the public about COVID-19, virtual healthcare solutions provider Maple is doing what it can...

Deloitte’s 2020 TMT Predictions: 5G’s impact on healthcare will be significant

Pragya Sehgal -
Expect heavy-duty AI capabilities in your pocket this year thanks to explosive growth in the 5G market, according to Deloitte's annual TMT predictions, growth...

Canadian software firm AlayaCare acquires a division of Complia Health 

Pragya Sehgal -
AlayaCare recently acquired Procura, a division of Complia Health and a global provider of enterprise software for long-term and post-acute care firms. Founded in 2014,...
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