Teledermatology is a subspecialty of dermatology that offers an effective way – at a distance from the patient – of addressing inflammatory skin conditions and life-threatening tumours of the skin. With COVID-19 restrictions and clinic closures, it becomes a necessity to transition to virtual care, eliminating the need for an in-person assessment.
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Vancouver – TELUS Health announced the expansion of its Home Health Monitoring (HHM) solution so nurses and other healthcare providers in B.C. can digitally monitor more patients remotely while they recover from COVID-19.
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KINGSTON, ON – Patients throughout the province of Ontario, who do not have a primary care physician or are unable to see their own physician, are now able to “see” a family physician virtually by visiting www.seethedoctor.ca (using the access code “health”) for non-COVID-19 related health issues.
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HAMILTON, Ont. – A network of healthcare providers are bringing more care to residents in Hamilton’s long-term care (LTC) homes.
Using telephone connection or secure videoconferencing, LTC residents and their care teams will have access to emergency department (ED) physicians and follow-up by other medical specialists and nurses when required.
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TORONTO – In response to feedback from physicians and pharmacists managing patient consultations virtually during the COVID-19 crisis, Canada Health Infoway’s PrescribeIT has initiated an EMR-Virtual Care Investment Program.
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VANCOUVER, B.C. – CloudMD Software & Services Inc., a company focused on digitizing the delivery of healthcare, has expanded its direct-to-consumer telemedicine app, CloudMD, to service Ontarians.
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TORONTO – TELUS Health announced it is enabling 26,000 Canadian family doctors to conduct virtual visits with their patients by seamlessly integrating this functionality into its electronic medical records (EMRs) offering. TELUS Health has accelerated the development of this virtual video functionality in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, now that physicians in Ontario and across the country can use virtual care fee codes.
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OTTAWA – The sluggish growth of virtual care in Canada hasn’t been caused by a lack of technology – there are plenty of solutions available, all of them capable of connecting clinicians with patients via smartphones and computers.
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The VIRTUAL Integrated Platform for Spinal Cord Injury (VIP4SCI), a two-year-old pilot project for Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO), recently received the go-ahead for a rollout across Ontario.
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Innovating since the days of Florence Nightingale, nurses continue to strive to deliver better patient care. However, this does not necessarily mean in a healthcare facility or at the patient bedside.
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