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October 28, 2020
TORONTO – In support of the well-being of Canada’s frontline workers, TELUS has announced the launch of Espri by TELUS Health, a mobile app that delivers mental health and wellness resources to support the rising mental health pressures faced by physicians, nurses, care workers, emergency medical services, firefighters, police, correctional officers, and their family members.
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October 14, 2020
EDMONTON – To enhance mental health supports for Albertans, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is partnering with Togetherall – a free, online network that offers anonymous, peer-to-peer mental health services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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October 14, 2020
VANCOUVER – CloudMD Software & Services Inc. has launched a new service: CloudMD On Demand – an online, virtual care service for companies, insurers and pharmacies to offer their customers easier, more convenient access to virtual telemedicine.
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October 7, 2020
VANCOUVER – WelTel Health and Mustimuhw Information Solutions Inc. (MIS) announced that they have formed a partnership to advance patient engagement and virtual healthcare solutions in support of improved communication between local First Nations community care providers and their patients.
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September 30, 2020
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – In May 2020, with the COVID pandemic escalating, Northern Health searched for options to enable better physical distancing in common patient waiting areas. A Northern Health interdisciplinary team representing Laboratory, Medical Imaging, and Information Management and Information Technology (IMIT) investigated solutions. The team was led by Bjorn Butow, director, Clinical Information Systems, and Lisette Vienneau, regional director, Diagnostic Services. Read More
September 30, 2020
OSHAWA, ONT. – The “virtual ward” project at the Central East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) was pushed ahead of schedule by an unlikely force: the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s been an organizational goal for quite some time,” said Dr. Ilan Lenga, a nephrologist and chief information officer for Lakeridge Health, part of the Central East network. But COVID-19 was “a major impetus” to accelerate things. Read More
September 23, 2020
EDMONTON – Residents in long-term care facilities in Alberta can now access care from their pharmacist remotely thanks to a new pilot project that uses virtual care to improve connectivity between patients and healthcare providers. The CareRx Alberta Virtual Care Project is a collaboration between CareRx Corporation, a Canadian specialty pharmacy care provider, pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, and Health City.
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September 16, 2020
SUDBURY – The Ontario government is providing an additional $14.75 million to increase access to mental health and addictions services across the province. This funding includes $3 million to expand virtual and online services, including addictions supports, Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) and an online peer support community for mental health.
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September 16, 2020
TORONTO – Loblaw Companies Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. will invest $75 million in Maple Corporation, a leading Canadian provider of virtual care services, in exchange for a minority stake in the company.
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August 31, 2020
TORONTO – Telesense Canada, a company that is both a developer of telemedicine technology and a provider of digital care services in Ontario, is launching the Ontario Medical Network (ONMD.ca). The new organization and platform will allow patients to connect with doctors online, at their homes and offices, and in the near future at pharmacies and labs, where they can receive prescriptions and have lab work done more quickly. Read More