Technology

The province is the latest to join Canada Health Infoway's PrescribeIT.

At St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, an AI-driven program has reduced unexpected deaths by 26%. A recent Ontario Medical Association panel highlighted other promising applications of AI in healthcare.

UHN is not alone in its exploration of AI uses in healthcare.

Primary care clinicians grapple with ambiguity, taking in an unfiltered account of a patient’s life and priorities, so it’s no surprise that AI in decision-making will hinge significantly on its explainability.

A small but enthusiastic group of pharmacists are innovating with artificial intelligence. And they're coming up with ways to make you speak virtually any language and learn from avatars that mirror your real-world patient community.

Microsoft’s Nuance division introduces DAX Express, a service leveraging artificial intelligence to automatically generate medical notes from consultations.

From Aug. 25 to Sept. 10, the Alberta College of Pharmacy will accept applications only for additional prescribing authorization as it gets ready to switch to a new electronic system.

The cloud-based medication incident-management solution offers real-time analytics and aggregated, anonymized incident data that can be shared.