Telus delves further into EMRs with Wolf Medical purchase

Luke Gale | | Health Imaging | Enterprise Imaging
EMR vendor Wolf Medical Systems has been acquired by Telus Health Solutions, a telecommunications company, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The acquisition will result in a new brand called TELUS Physician Solutions.

Wolf Medical is a cloud-based EMR developer. Wolf EMR (for physicians) has been added to Telus’ portfolio of health records, including Telus health space (for the home and on the go via a smartphone or tablet) and Oacis (for healthcare institutions).

Luke Gale

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