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Privacy Commissioner

Ontario Privacy Commissioner

Patricia Kosseim noted during a conference on healthcare privacy and security that 50 percent of the healthcare complaints to her office involve improper faxing.

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Remote X-rays

Patients in remote parts of Canada are often unable to obtain basic medical services like X-rays. Technologist Anne Hixon has been working to bring a new solution to them.

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EHR interoperability

Hospitals, long term care centres and their EHR vendors are finally succeeding in creating interoperable systems through the use of collaboratives. “This has been a game changer,” observed Tim Pemberton, CIO at Queensway Carleton Hospital.

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Ottawa to invest $22.7 million in DI innovation

The federal government announced funding of $22.7 million for 14 small and mid-sized companies that are innovating in the areas of diagnostic imaging, image-guided surgery and artificial intelligence. The investments will be managed through Sunnybrook-led INOVAIT, and will be further topped up by the partners. Pictured at the announcement is Adam van Koeverden, right, a federal parliamentary secretary. SEE STORY ON PAGE 6