Canada News

May 12, 2021 — 

The Champlain Association of MEDITECH Partners (CHAMP) – a partnership of six hospitals located in Ottawa, Canada – recently completed a project with MEDITECH to develop a Francophone version of their patient portal.

January 14, 2021 — 

Please join us in congratulating Julia Hanigsberg, President & CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, for recently being named one of Canada’s most powerful CEOs by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). Holland Bloorview’s Dr. Paige Church, a developmental pediatrician, was also chosen as one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women. 

January 8, 2021 — 

Gillian Sweeney, Vice President of Clinical Information Programs & Change Leadership for the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (St. John's, NL) recently received the 2020 Leadership in Digital Health CHIA Award. 

December 10, 2020 — 

By leveraging its innovative partnership with Humber River Hospital, Runnymede Healthcare Centre is LIVE with MEDITECH Expanse in just an eight-month timeframe, enabling the organization to move from a completely paper-based system to a fully electronic health record (EHR) solution.

November 24, 2020 — 

MEDITECH is pleased to congratulate Dr. Tasleem Nimjee, Humber River Hospital (North York, ON) on being named one of the most influential Torontonians of 2020 by Toronto Life.  

November 13, 2020 — 

MEDITECH joins Canada in celebrating Digital Health Week (Nov 16-22), as we all look at the ways innovative technologies can maximize efficiencies and make patient care more accessible.
 

October 23, 2020 — 

This year’s Canadian Patient Safety Week (October 26 - 30) focuses on the role virtual care plays in helping keep patients safe and connected, even in the age of COVID-19. With the theme, Virtual Care is New to Us, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) is encouraging conversations on how to make the most out of virtual care appointments.  

August 11, 2020 — 

TECHNATION Health, part of Canada’s national association for information and communication technologies (ICT), recently released the first version of its Privacy and Security Framework Whitepaper, highlighting the top five issues for government and business leaders responsible for protecting sensitive health data and health infrastructure.

February 25, 2020 — 

Three Canadian hospitals that originally came together to form the first mental health partnership in Ontario are moving forward with Expanse, MEDITECH’s web-based, mobile platform.