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There’s a new release for CIS!

Posted on by Bill Churchill
We now have a new release available for distribution! Here's just a small flavour of what we've done to improve CIS: Added a web based fax solution integrated directly in many places in CIS2020 Rourke Baby Records have been added.Improvements to Text Messaging within CIS (reminders by appointment type, improvements for referrals)speed improvements in many key areas of the EMR.Ability to securely email a lab requisition to a patient directly from the lab requisition. Please contact our sup...
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P & P Accepts Proposal for $2.4M Physician Led Investment

Posted on by Bill Churchill
P & P Accepts Proposal for $2.4M Physician Led Investment TORONTO, ONTARIO – May 16, 2017- P & P Data Systems (www.p-pdata.com), a Canadian developer of electronic medical records software for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce it has accepted a proposed offer of investment of $2.4M. The proposal, which is subject to final review and documentation, also provides for access to additional funds to pursue special projects and potential acquisitions. “Aligning P & P with...
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Software helps save lives by alerting doctors to crisis

Posted on by Bill Churchill
Ten years ago, critical care doctor Alison Fox-Robichaud would hear "Code Blue" on the public speakers in Hamilton General Hospital's intensive care unit every day. She says the announcement, which signals that a patient has lost vital signs or is crashing toward death, made her wonder, "What went wrong; what did we miss?" Read On Source CBC News
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Top 25 Eye Care Innovations

Posted on by Bill Churchill
Electronic health/medical records (EHRs/EMRs) have been around since the late 1960s, although the initial few decades following their introduction saw little momentum as the world was only catching on to the promise of computer technology. Survey carried out by subscribers of Ophthalmology Times No 15 in the top 25 innovatiions
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What to Expect at an Urologist Visit

Posted on by Bill Churchill
What to Expect at an Urologist Visit You have just been told by your primary care doctor that you need to see a urologist, or perhaps you are experiencing symptoms that you think are related to your urinary tract and you have decided to make an appointment on your own. You may have some trepidation about your appointment and what to expect during your visit. Source: What to Expect at an Urologist Visit - Incontinence
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Treatment for Alzheimer’s on the horizon as drug enters phase 3 clinical trials

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TA drug that helps clear amyloid plaques from the brains of people with Alzheimer's has moved into phase III clinical trials, raising hope that treatment for the disease is edging closer. Researchers hope to announce the results in 2017 and 2019 – and if successful the drug can be fast-tracked by the FDA, ready for clinical use. Source: Alzheimer's: Plaque-clearing drug moves to phase 3 trials
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Hamilton study a “game changer” for prostate cancer treatment

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Juravinski Cancer Centre study halves the amount of radiation treatment needed Hamilton Spectator By Joanna Frketich A "game changer" study has concluded many prostate cancer patients need half as much radiation treatment as currently given. Ontario hospitals are already starting to change treatment to four weeks from the standard eight because of the study led by Hamilton's Juravinski and Toronto's Princess Margaret cancer centres."You will find practice will change fairly rapidly," said D...
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