Spotlight

January 05, 2026

Healthcare Quarterly introduces Improved Outcomes in Mental Healthcare Using Artificial Intelligence

CAMH is investigating ways to harness recent advances in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve outcomes for Ontario's mental health system and for people recently discharged from the hospital after a psychiatric in-patient admission. "In an effort to successfully implement such ML models, CAMH has established a governance framework based on identified barriers to AI adoption impacting trust, such as ethics, transparency and explainability and fairness (among others)" Article by Andrew Lustig et. al. available in the latest issue.

Events

Tuesday, January 27, 2026  - Toronto, Ontario Leadership Discussion

Testing What’s Possible: Projectathons and the Future of Interoperability

Allana Cameron, Product Director for the Patient Summary, Canada Health Infoway,
Daniel Berezeanu, Product Manager, IHE Catalyst,
Brandon Blanck, President and CEO, Healthquest and
Moderator: Edwin White Chacon, Manager, Enablement Services, Canada Health Infoway

Articles

News

Jan 12, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Older adults with dementia are putting on their dancing shoes and challenging stigma

2026-01-12 from cihr-irsc.gc.ca Currently, around 750,000 people in Canada are living with dementia. As Canada's population ages, this number is expected to reach one million by 2030. With no c [...]

Jan 12, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
‘Predicts if somebody is going to die:’ How AI is revolutionizing health care in Canada

2026-01-12 from ctvnews.ca As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common across a wide range of Canadian sectors and industries, doctors say the technology – if used carefully and thought [...]

Jan 12, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Canada’s health-tech industry sees notable but concentrated rebound

2026-01-12 from wealthprofessional.ca Canada’s health-technology investment market staged a notable rebound in 2025, but the recovery was narrow with capital flowing into fewer companies, [...]

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Homelessness is a critical social determinant of health, driving disparities in healthcare utilization, morbidity and mortality. In 2018, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) mandated the coding of homelessness in hospital administrative data, which more than doubled case identification. However, 25 % of cases remain undetected, and two-thirds of flagged patients were not currently homeless, though they have a documented history of homelessness. We summarize recent evidence and p [...]