Anti-Medicare lawsuit continues
September 12, 2016Read moreSeptember 12, 2016 – Defendants begin their opening arguments Monday, September 12th; Intervenors to begin later this week.
Lawyers representing the defendants and intervenor groups in Cambie Corporation’s lawsuit against Canadian health care will present their opening arguments this week at the Supreme Court of BC beginning Monday, September 12.
Canadian Doctors for Medicare and the BC ...
Infoway Seeks Feedback on Privacy and Security Certification Requirements
August 16, 2016Read moreAugust 16, 2016 (Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is inviting the digital health community to provide feedback on national privacy and security requirements as part of the final phase of its harmonization project to enhance the value of certification services in Canada.
The privacy and security harmonization project undertaken by Infoway is part of ...
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today confirms the safety and accuracy of CoaguChek PT/INR devices for use by healthcare professionals at the point of care and by patients who test at home.
July 15, 2016Read moreINDIANAPOLIS, July 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Point-of-care and patient self-testing (PST) are growing standards of care for patients requiring regular PT/INR tests for warfarin therapy. These convenient forms of testing help patients adhere to their prescribed testing frequency and healthcare professionals make more timely treatment decisions. Patients who adhere to their testing schedule spend more ...
Infoway Releases a PrescribeIT Request for Expression of Interest to Health IT industry
July 15, 2016Read moreJuly 15, 2016 (Toronto) – A Request for Expression Of Interest (REOI) was issued by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) today, inviting private sector organizations and the health care industry to demonstrate their interest in assisting in the creation and/or the operation of PrescribeIT, Canada’s new e-prescribing service.
The REOI provides timelines and lays out opportunities ...
Quebec expecting feds to reduce health transfers – link to latest CBC news
July 15, 2016 Read moreLink to Federal Minister of Health Mandate Letter
July 15, 2016 Read moreCanadian company gives hope to Alzheimer’s sufferers with wearable low-level light therapy
July 8, 2016Read moreTORONTO, July 8, 2016 /CNW/ – Last year, a randomized placebo-controlled pilot study using patented Vielight 810 Infrared and patent-pending Vielight Neuro wearable devices was conducted involving 19 patients affected by Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. The findings showed surprisingly promising outcomes. The devices were developed by Vielight Inc. of Toronto, Canada.
This could be the ...
Orion Health Achieves Health Information Network Provider Designation
June 23, 2016Read moreOne of a handful of healthcare companies in Ontario to receive designation
Toronto, ON – June 23, 2016 – Orion Health, a leader in population health management and healthcare integration solutions, announced today that it has succeeded in receiving the designation of Health Information Network Provider (HINP) in the province of Ontario in compliance with the health ...