Technology

With all the jokes about doctors’ poor handwriting, this news is intriguing: Nightingale Informatix, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software and services, and ExpeData, a software company, are launching Clinipen, an EMR-integrated digital writing solution.

RIBA-II will soon be put to the test in nursing homes.

The recently announced joint venture between General Electric’s healthcare IT business and Microsoft will be known as Caradigm.

In the first of a series of rotating blogs on the clinical value of health IT, Infoway's Richard Alvarez discuses some of the positive impacts drug information systems have had on community pharmacies.

A recent U.S. study shows 80% of physicians believe the Apple iPad has a promising future in healthcare, but they are skeptical about its ability to transform patient care delivery today.

UBC's Walter Karlen recently received a $100,000 “Rising Stars” grant from Grand Challenges Canada.