Telehealth

TORONTO – Ontario Health has established a provincial standard and launched a verification process for virtual care solutions. The standard was created to assist health service providers in the selection of virtual care solutions appropriate for clinical use. Read More

TORONTO – High-risk patients in northern Ontario with lung, heart and other chronic conditions are benefiting from remote patient monitoring in a new pilot program initiated as part of the province’s pandemic response. Read More

TORONTO – Maple Corp. one of Canada’s leading virtual healthcare companies, is getting ready to join other Canadian virtual health care startups on the public markets, according to a report this week in the Globe and Mail. Read More

TORONTO – In March, Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) opened its Virtual Emergency Department (ED) for clients and families in the East Toronto community. The new service is available for patients over three months of age and offers individuals virtual medical consultations to address health concerns, especially for those who may be hesitant or uncertain about visiting the Emergency Department (ED). Read More

BRAMPTON and ETOBICOKE, Ont. – William Osler Health System has launched a new, Virtual Urgent Care service to provide local residents with access to care for urgent, but non-life threatening, medical issues from the comfort of their homes. Read More

TORONTO – Think Research Corp. has announced a Canada-wide partnership with CareRx to deliver virtual healthcare to seniors living in retirement homes. CareRx, a leading provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors, currently serves about 50,000 residents in more than 900 seniors homes. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Microsoft is now offering a new device management feature for remote patient monitoring. It allows organizations to assign patients wearable or remote monitoring devices, such as remote heartbeat monitors and blood pressure monitors for cardiovascular patients, to remotely track and manage the health of patients. Read More

HAMILTON and LONDON, Ont. – St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Hamilton Health Sciences are partnering in a joint pilot initiative to offer virtual urgent care services to residents of southwestern Ontario. This service offers patients located outside these hospital communities the opportunity to access urgent care without leaving home. Read More

OTTAWA – The government of Canada announced investments in virtual care for the provinces of British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. Patty Hajdu (pictured), minister of health, signed off on close to $18 million for BC to expand its virtual care services, and nearly $3.5 million for PEI. Read More