Technology

TORONTO | COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association has just published the 2013 CPHIMS-CA Canadian Health Informatics Review and Reference Guide.

MONTREAL | EMcision International, a Montreal-based company specializing in advanced radiofrequency-based medical devices used in surgery, has sold its first units of the Habib RF DUO 13 catheter. This is a new device designed to help abdominal cancer patients.

LONDON, Ont. | The Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC), Western University and Claron Technology are developing hardware and novel software modules to be integrated into an image-guided oncology therapy system for wide distribution abroad by Perfint Healthcare, based in India.

VANCOUVER | Telehealth solutions provider ReFleX Wireless is providing its wireless medical device and eVitals patient portal at Thailand’s Kluaynamthai (KNT) Hospital Geriatric Care Centre.

TORONTO | PatientOrderSets.com has developed integration of its clinical order set software with Cerner Millennium. This integration will allow clinicians to complete order sets using PatientOrderSets.com's customized user interface.

TORONTO | CSA Group, a leading global testing and certification organization headquartered in Toronto, has expanded its European electro-medical devices testing services with the acquisition of the German testing business of British Standards Institution (BSI).

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. | App developer MindMed says its first mobile application for consumers enables attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients to treat their condition by increasing their concentration, attention and focus through a program that's optimized for mobile devices.

BOSTON | Data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) demonstrates the sensitivity and specificity of Cognigram, a computer-based system, supporting its use in clinical practice settings to identify even subtle impairments that can signify the early stage of dementia.