EDMONTON – The Alberta government has approved new, temporary billing codes to compensate doctors for providing virtual care. The new health service codes allow physicians to be paid at the same rate as if the medical services were provided face-to-face.
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REGINA – With the growing concern around COVID-19, Saskatchewan is taking steps to enhance access to healthcare by providing support for physicians to offer virtual appointments to patients. The new virtual services, which will be supported through a new payment code for physicians, will enable patients to connect with physicians by telephone.
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TORONTO – As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve locally and globally, Ontario is taking further action to ensure the province’s healthcare system is prepared to continue to protect the health and well-being of Ontarians.
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ALBERTON, PE – Residents of West Prince now have faster access to emergency department (ED) care at Western Hospital with an innovative, on-line technology.
The creative approach to care provides patients with non-critical needs, who meet a certain criteria, the option to immediately connect with a doctor by video rather than waiting to see the ED doctor on site during emergency department hours.
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OTTAWA – The Virtual Care Task Force (VCTF), a collaboration of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), released its recommendations for enabling and expanding the implementation of virtual care in Canada.
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HAMILTON, Ont. – St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is offering virtual visits for its patients who are seeking access to mental healthcare services. It’s a way of providing simpler, easier and more convenient care for many members of the public.
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TORONTO – MindBeacon Group, owner and operator of the BEACON digital mental health platform and CBT Associates, one of Canada’s leading psychology clinic networks, have raised in excess of $18 million as part of a Series A follow-on investment round led by Green Shield Canada, with participation by Manulife, TELUS Ventures, and leading Canadian family offices.
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ALBERTON, P.E.I. – The 2019 recipient of Health P.E.I.’s Leadership Excellence in Quality and Safety Award will use the financial portion of the prize for further training in virtual healthcare. Western Hospital in Alberton received the award and a $4,000 donation for professional development in the area of quality and safety, for its work in pioneering “tele-rounding”, a healthcare model where patients who do not have a doctor are seen by physicians virtually through a secure internet connection.
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VANCOUVER – Just eight months after launching Babylon by Telus Health, a platform for virtual visits with doctors and an AI-powered symptom checker for patients, the app has been downloaded by “tens of thousands” of users across Canada. It’s especially popular in British Columbia, where the provincial government has given the go-ahead for patients to conduct video visits with participating primary care physicians.
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TORONTO – Maple, the provider of virtual visits for patients and physicians, was recently in the news after raising $14.5 million in funding to help fuel its growth. A key part of the program for the near future involves a partnership with SE Health, formerly known as Saint Elizabeth Health, the national provider of home care and community services.
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