Technology

A report by AmericanEHR Partners suggests there’s a strong correlation between electronic health records training and satisfaction with any system, and an equally strong correlation between the usability of any EHR system’s features and the achievement of “meaningful use.”

The consumer health app mihealth is the first to receive certification from Canada Health Infoway.

MED2020 Health Care Software has launched MED2020 codeSmart, a computer-assisted coding tool designed to facilitate automation of the coding processes for health records departments in hospitals across Canada.

An innovative surgical procedure pioneered at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver has saved the lives of cardiac patients unable to undergo open-heart surgery. The procedure is being taught to doctors around world via the state of the art Virtual Teaching Laboratory.

Within a year, more than 60 per cent will be linked into Health Information Pharmacy Network.