Technology

The first non-pharmaceutical medical device to reduce high blood pressure has been approved by Health Canada.

Device is the first blood glucose monitor in Canada that can connect seamlessly to an iPhone or iPod touch.

Georgian Radiology Consultants in Barrie, Ont., has installed Carestream DRX-1 systems at each of its six imaging clinics serving a community of 360,000.

About 1,200 patients, most of them in southern Alberta, are using the CareLink system, which allows healthcare providers to remotely monitor patients who have pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization and implantable heart monitors.

As the lone pharmacist representitive on Infoway's e-Prescribing working group, part of my role is to speak to my peers about what it should look like. Here's what you told me.

Accuro EMR, developed by OptiMed Software, and PS Suite Software, developed by MD Physician Services Software, have achieved electronic medical record (EMR) certification from Canada Health Infoway.

A barcode scanner specifically designed for the healthcare industryhas introduced by Wasp Barcode Technologies. The WWS450H is said to feature fast, efficient barcode scanning, antimicrobial protection and wireless connectivity.