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Friday, December 05, 2008

4th Annual Canadian Health Informatics Awards






The 4th Annual Canadian Health Informatics Awards Gala, held on November 19, 2008 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, celebrated the outstanding achievements and excellence in the Canadian Health Informatics Community. ITAC Health (formerly CHITTA, Health Division of ITAC) and COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association co-hosted the gala.

Congratulations to:


The Gala celebrated the following outstanding achievements:

2008 COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Winner: Telus Health Solutions

2008 HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
Winner: Agfa HealthCare

2008 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Xwave Healthcare & Cancer Care Ontario

2008 CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

+ MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
Winner: Agfa HealthCare

+ SMALL TO MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
Winner: Ormed Information Systems

View 2008 AWARDS GALA PHOTOS

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ABOUT ITAC

The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) is the voice of the Canadian information and communications technologies (ICT) industry. ITAC represents a diverse ICT community spanning telecommunications and internet services, ICT consulting services, hardware, microelectronics, software and electronic content. ITAC's community of companies accounts for more than 70 per cent of the 572,000 jobs, $140.5 billion in revenue, $6.0 billion in R&D investment, $31.4 billion in exports and $11.4 billion in capital expenditures that the ICT industry contributes annually to the Canadian economy. ITAC is a prominent advocate for the expansion of Canada's innovative capacity and for stronger productivity across all sectors through the strategic use of technology.

To view a list of ITAC Members click here.

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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Telus to invest $100M in Electronic Health Records (EHR)




Telus Corp. announced Tuesday (18 Nov 2008) it will spend $100 million over three years on its Emergis division, now known as Telus Health Solutions. Burnaby, B.C.-based Telus acquired Longueuil, Quebec-based Emergis for $763 million last year. The company’s products include claims management, electronic health records and pharmacy management.

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TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia.