Technology

Over the past few years, physicians across Canada have been making the move from paper to electronic medical records (EMRs) at a fast pace. By mid-2012, more than half of primary-care doctors had adopted EMRs, according to an international survey released in November by The Commonwealth Fund. But are doctors tapping into the full potential of EMRs?

WINNIPEG | Intelligent Hospital Systems, based in Winnipeg, which makes the RIVA fully-automated medication compounding system, says its technology produced its first chemotherapy dose in Canada on Dec. 4. The medication was administered to a patient being treated at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.

Free online resource summarizes the best available evidence on off-label drug use.

Faculties, Infoway partner on project aimed at preparing clinicians in training for a technology enabled environment when they graduate.

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. | The Kronos Workforce Tablet is an app that is said to deliver real-time, location-specific workforce information to frontline managers.

TORONTO | Ventus Medical has introduced Provent Sleep Apnea Therapy to Canada. It is a non-invasive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

More Canadian physicians than ever are embracing the move from paper to electronic medical records (EMRs), according to a new international report.