Technology

White paper makes recommendations to accelerate adoption of health IT in B.C.

The sustainability of healthcare in Canada is tied directly to the system's ability to adopt and integrate innovations, according to a new white paper, Innovation Takes Leadership: Opportunities & Challenges for Canada’s Health Care System, prepared by the Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership. The report offers three key recommendations:

A group of health technology companies is developing a kiosk-based, self-service application that they say will help speed up the triage and treatment of patients visiting emergency rooms.

When Adam Silvertown opened Pace Pharmacy, one of the first things he did was hire a social media consultant.

In a major policy initiative, Canadian Medical Association releases annual report cards on EMR adoption progress

Lion’s share of new funds will go to EMR projects