Telus acquires Ontario's largest medical-records provider

MONTRÉAL - Telus Health is buying electronic medical record (EMR) provider MD Practice Software, bringing the total number of physicians using EMR solutions to 9,000 across Canada. By adding the company’s PS Suite EMR, Telus says it’s positioned to “unleash the full potential of EMRs" as it becomes Canada's largest electronic medical record provider. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed with the transaction expected to close on March 4, 2013. MD Practice Software is a member of the MD Physician Services Group and a subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association. “As the business evolves and focus shifts to...