News Summary

Horizon Health Network, based in New Brunswick, has announced a partnership with Canadian health technology company FirstHx to advance digital innovation in patient care and clinical research. This collaboration aims to leverage FirstHx’s intelligent digital tools to enhance patient history-taking and clinical data collection. By integrating these tools, the initiative seeks to empower patients, streamline clinical workflows, and expand access to research opportunities within the province’s health system. The partnership will explore innovative use cases such as allowing cancer patients to pre-screen for clinical trials from home and enabling researchers to identify eligible participants across multiple sites efficiently. This collaboration reflects Horizon’s commitment to improving patient care and strengthening research capacity through digital innovations.