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.
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TORONTO – Adracare announced that Lifemark, Canada’s largest physiotherapy company, has completed the implementation of Adracare’s cloud-based telemedicine and practice management solutions as part of their continuous efforts to deliver the highest quality of care to their nationwide clientele.
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VANCOUVER – CloudMD Software & Services Inc., a telemedicine company, announced that is has agreed to acquire a majority interest in West Mississauga Medical Ltd., a comprehensive family medicine and specialist medical clinic with eight family doctors and four specialists serving over 100,000 patients. CloudMD will acquire 51% of the business, assets and operations.
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EDMONTON – Patients in central Alberta are participating in a home health monitoring technology trial. Wolf Creek, Drayton Valley, and Kalyna Country Primary Care Networks (PCNs) will be the first Central Zone PCNs to trial the technology for people with chronic health conditions, with potential to add more Central Zone PCNs in subsequent phases.
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GUELPH, Ont. – COVID-19 has presented a unique challenge for long-term care and retirement homes. As a leader in specialized geriatric services, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph (SJHCG) is leading a project to implement virtual care in long-term care (LTC) and retirement homes across the Waterloo Wellington region.
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VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp. has announced the McMaster Family Health Team (MFHT) has adopted the VirtualClinic+ platform for virtual care and digital patient engagement. MFHT is part of the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and provides primary care to over 40,000 patients across three teaching clinics that also train Family Medicine residents and health professional learners.
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TORONTO – MD Connected Ltd. has announced a new virtual care partnership with Rexall. Through the MD Connected virtual care platform, Rexall customers will have access to physicians for general medical consultations as well as specialists like dermatologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, urologists, internal medicine and more. This partnership provides even more Canadians with the access to the healthcare they need, when they need it, through the convenience of their phone, tablet or computer.
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CALGARY – On July 20, 2020 two Calgary physicians launched “Freddie”, a telemedicine service that connects Albertans with access to physicians’ online who specialize in HIV care and are certified to prescribe the preventative medication HIV PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis).
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TORONTO – Sun Life has announced a strategic commercial partnership and $32.7 million equity investment in Dialogue, a leading Canadian telemedicine provider. Sun Life will hold a minority ownership in Dialogue with rights to acquire additional equity.
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CORNWALL, Ont. – St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre, in Cornwall, has been approved for an innovative pilot program that will support vulnerable seniors for up to 30 days after they are discharged from hospital. Backed by Ontario Health’s Ontario Telemedicine Network, the aim is to improve outcomes and handoffs to community care providers.
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