Media Releases
2012
May 16
TELUS earns two-year contract extension with Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for the operation of the Health Network System
May 1
TELUS to provide Sun Life with national eClaims solution for extended healthcare providers
April 18
Marketing Update - TELUS Pharma Space and BRUNET adds new family-focused functionality
March 28
TELUS and Queensway Carleton Hospital achieve significant milestone in rapid access to Emergency Treatment Records
March 21
HIPAAT to provide consent management service for TELUS Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform
February 2
TELUS acquires Wolf Medical Systems, Canada’s fastest-growing cloud-based EMR (Electronic Medical Record) provider
January 25
The Province of Alberta awards contract to TELUS-led consortium
2011
November 17
WorkSafeBC’s new 24/7 provider portal accelerates referrals, enhances security of worker’s confidential information, improves data accuracy and reduces environmental footprint
July 21
Optimed Software Corporation to launch TELUS Health Space pilots targeting two million Canadians in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
June 15
TELUS Health Solutions celebrates Pointe-de-l’Île Community Health Centre’s win of 2011 Ingenious Award
May 30
TELUS Personal Health Record introduced at eHealth 2011 Conference
May 30
TELUS to provide healthcare organizations with a suite of cloud based collaboration services
May 30
Dr. Michael Guerriere appointed Chief Medical Officer for TELUS Health Solutions
April 15
Marketing Update - TELUS Health Solutions signs reseller agreement with Vigilance Sante to distribute the company’s Rx Vigilance Therapeutic Advisor tool to pharmacists across Canada
April 13
Over 6,000 extended healthcare providers sign up for TELUS e-claims exchange service to streamline claims and reimbursement process for their patients
February 21
Greenville Hospital System to use TELUS’ Oacis Health Data Warehouse solution as foundation for becoming an Accountable Care Organization
February 10
bant iPhone app to help teens manage Type 1 Diabetes
February 9
Integration of leading Electronic Medical Record solutions with TELUS health space enables sharing of personal health information between consumers and doctors
2010
November 22
2,000 TELUS team members take control of their own health records paving the way for national roll-out
November 15
Marketing Update - TELUS Solutions en santé félicite le CSSS du Grand Littoral pour sa récompense du grand prix Innovation clinique 3M de Soins de santé de l'Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec
Available in French only
October 6
Marketing Update - The RUIS of the University of Montreal to Implement TELUS Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Solution for the Management of Chronic Disease
October 4
Coordinated adoption of information and communications technology will improve efficiency, save lives
June 17
Marketing Update - TELUS Health Solutions donates pharmacy management system to the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto
June 1
TELUS and Iatric Systems Inc. partner to offer breakthrough Oacis EHR Solutions to Hospitals using MEDITECH
May 31
TELUS technology opens the way for Canadians to manage their personal healthcare records electronically
May 11
TELUS Health Solutions - exclusive distributor of interactive pillbox in Canada
April 28 10
CHU-Sainte Justine links young patients with the first online hospital social network in Quebec
April 6
Marketing Update - Patients and Hospitals Benefit with New Information Exchange
March 10
Marketing Update - Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy Appoints Bessie Wang President for 2010
March 3
Marketing Update - Oacis Care Continuity Module to be Deployed at Medical University of South Carolina
February 23
Marketing Update - Clinical Context Object Workgroup (CCOW) Enabled Oacis Now Available From TELUS Health Solutions
February 5
TELUS Health Solutions to provide Great-West Life with Canada’s first national e-Claims solution for extended healthcare providers
January 13
Marketing Update - Greater Vancouver Community Services Society (GVCSS) Improves Patient Care, Worker Safety and Productivity with TELUS MobileCare
January 6
RVH Implements New Technology To Launch The Region's Largest Recruitment Drive
January 6
Marketing Update - TELUS Health Solutions Challenges Quebecers to Eat Healthy, Exercise and Maintain a Balanced Lifestyle with Motivational Text Messages during ACTI-MENU’s 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge
2009
December 16
TELUS Health Solutions and ACTI-MENU Challenge Quebec Smokers to Quit Smoking by Using the TELUS Smoking Cessation Program STOMP
December 2
TELUS Health Solutions Named Health Transformation Company of the Year
November 11
Marketing Update - TELUS wins "Who’s Who in Workplace Health" award for STOMP
November 10
Marketing Update - Oacis HIE from TELUS to Connect South Carolina Emergency Departments
October 28
Marketing Update - TELUS brings the head office into the field for Canadian home and community care organizations with new mobile solution
July 27
Marketing Update - CritiCall Ontario thrilled with successful cutover from manual call tracking system to iScheduler Electronic Case tool
July 9
Marketing Update - TELUS Health Solutions moves to #20 on Healthcare Informatics magazine’s Top 100 healthcare IT companies list
June 11
Marketing Update - The Centre de Santé des Services Sociaux de Pointe-de-l’Île of Montréal (CSSS PDL) to implement Remote Patient Monitoring for patients with chronic disease
May 29
Marketing Update - McGill/CHUM, in collaboration with TELUS Health Solutions, wins distinguished Concours des OCTAS award for excellence in Quebec's Information Technology industry
May 27
TELUS awarded $31.5 million contract to deliver electronic health record solution improving patient care for Montreal region residents
May 6
TELUS licenses Microsoft HealthVault to launch
TELUS Health Space, Canada’s first consumer e-health platform
January 23
TELUS signs rights agreement for MyChart technology platform from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
January 15
TELUS acquires Remote Patient Monitoring solution; Technology tracks real-time health data from home
January 13
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre takes the next step to improve quality of healthcare for Ontario patients
2008
November 21
TELUS named 2008 Health Company of the Year
November 18
TELUS launches TELUS Health Solutions and
$100 million investment over next three years
October 28
Saint Elizabeth Health Care Foundation expands Caregiver program to Oakville and Mississauga with donation from TELUS
May 28
Document management solution integrated into Oacis, allowing clinicians to access patients' information – either scanned or electronic
May 5
Emergis launches next-generation pharmacy management
software and connects Sobeys pharmacies to P.E.I. Drug Information System
March 3
Emergis implements its multi-benefit health claims
management solution at La Capitale
February 25
Oacis Health Data Warehouse selected by the Medical
University of South Carolina to conduct sophisticated data analysis
January 28
Emergis now managing Ontario's Health Network
System
January 17
TELUS announces successful acquisition of Emergis
2007
December 17
Emergis brings health expertise to Canadian Forces
Health Information System project
December 11
TELUS and Emergis mail takeover bid circular and directors'
circular
December 5
Emergis to help Alberta plan for paperless electronic
health record environment
December 4
Emergis partners with Streamline Health® to offer integrated
document workflow solution to clinicians
November 29
TELUS acquisition of Emergis creates leading electronic
health care solution provider
November 7
Emergis' Oacis EMR to be implemented at Medical University
of South Carolina's new state-of-the-art facility
October 11
Oacis Users' Group concludes annual conference in
Australia
September 6
Emergis partners with Rx Canada to offer additional
online services to pharmacists
September 4
Emergis completes contract renewals with all major
insurance company customers
August 2
Emergis renews its relationship with Great-West Life
August 2
Emergis acquires pharmacy management systems company
Informatique D.L.D.
July 3
Emergis acquires Ontario health IT company Unikoan
June 13
Emergis partners with Ontario Pharmacists' Association
May 29
Emergis expands electronic services for workers'
compensation boards
May 28
Emergis launches Oacis emergency department tracking
module
May 24
Emergis patient record application selected by Children's
Hospital of Eastern Ontario
April 25
Emergis to provide electronic health record solution
to Hawkesbury General Hospital of Ontario
April 16
Emergis accelerates deployment of its electronic
health record solution across Montréal region
March 30
Emergis licenses eInvoicing technology to Florida-based utility
March 7
Emergis renews and expands its relationship with
Standard Life
February 23
Emergis Expands Electronic Health Record Solution
- Assure EHR
February 8
Emergis and Infoway complete preferred solution vendor
agreement for drug information systems
February 6
UT Southwestern Medical Center activates Java™
version of Oacis electronic patient record system