Novari Health, ministries of health, regional health authorities and patients both across Canada and internationally, are recognizing the efficiency and convenience of seeing their general practitioner or another available physician via a computer or mobile device. Unlike other virtual care solutions, in which patients pay out of pocket, the Novari eVisit™ technology was designed as a tool for publicly funded healthcare systems and at no cost to patients.
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TORONTO – A number of private-sector companies have emerged that enable patients to connect online with medical doctors via video or text. They’re responding to patient-driven demand for these kinds of services – if you’re sick, but it’s hard to get to the doctor’s office, why not interact with him or her via computer?
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SASKATOON – A transformational donation from Leslie and Irene Dubé Foundation is equipping Royal University Hospital and the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine with the tele-robotic technology needed to provide ultrasound service to remote and rural patients right in their own communities.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hospitality Network Canada Inc., a healthcare solutions company for hospitals and senior care homes across Canada, has announced a partnership with Avizia, a leading end-to-end telehealth solution provider. With this new partnership, Avizia will provide Hospitality Network and its customers with affordable, industry-leading telehealth technology, carts and peripherals.
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HAMILTON, ONT. – A ground-breaking project is underway at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) to address a major medical shortcoming in Canada and around the world: too many patients develop complications after having cardiac and vascular surgery, and many are re-admitted to hospital after they’re discharged home.
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TORONTO – Dialogue (dialogue.co), the virtual health and wellness solution for employers, has announced $4 million in seed funding to fuel its expansion to Ontario following a successful launch in Quebec.
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – Retina Labs is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) as the solution for its provincial Teleophthalmology Program. The multi-year contract will see Retina Labs’ teleophthalmology platform deployed provincially with the goal to improve access to retinal screening across the province.
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WINDSOR, Ont. – The Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) is working with Windsor Regional Hospital to pilot a new service delivery model called eRehab. This model supports community rehabilitation for mild and moderate stroke patients when they are safely able to leave hospital.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Bayshore HealthCare is leading a new era of home care with telehealth technology for wound care – and potentially other conditions, too – that can limit hospital visits, reduce treatment times and improve the patient experience.
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VANCOUVER – A Western Canadian telehealth company is now providing virtual medical consultations for episodic care that can be accessed from the privacy of home, office or hotel room. MyCare MedTech Medical Clinic is utilizing advanced communication technology to connect a patient to a licensed medical provider through its innovative service, GOeVisit.
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