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The Case for Investing in Innovation

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23 November 2016

Mary Lou Ackerman, Vice President of Business Development & Innovation, Saint Elizabeth Dr. Shariq Khoja, Chief Executive Officer, Tech4Life Moderator: Laurie Poole, Vice President, Telemedicine Solutions, Ontario Telemedicine Network Whether it’s an...

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Adolescent Access to Digital Health Records — Results of an Environmental Scan

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Posted on October 11, 2016 by Cassie Frazer Have you ever wondered how the “electronic health system” will know who you are and whether or not you have the right to access your personal health information (PHI)? Depending on one’s age, the answers to...

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What Canadians Think about Adolescents Accessing their Electronic Personal Health Information

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Posted on November 7, 2016 by Cassie Frazer As a parent of adolescents, naturally I was curious about the topic at hand — providing adolescents with access to their electronic personal health information (PHI); and I wondered about the perceptions of...

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Simplicity, Ubiquity and Affordability Key to Consumer Health Innovation

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Posted on September 13, 2016 by Bobby Gheorghiu Earlier this summer, at e-Health 2016, I had the pleasure of moderating a very interesting and distinguished panel of clinical researchers from British Columbia who described each of their initiatives...

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Going Virtual in a Time of Crisis

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Posted on April 9, 2020 by Dr. Rashaad Bhyat In February, the Canadian Medical Association, working with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, released their Virtual Care Task Force’s...

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New PrescribeIT Program Will Enable Vendors to Quickly Integrate and Scale Virtual Care into Physician’s Existing EMRs

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Posted on April 16, 2020 by Jamie Bruce The world has changed significantly over the past few weeks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Terms such as “physical distancing” have entered the lexicon, parents are taking on the challenge of homeschooling...

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Digital Health and COVID-19

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Posted on March 5, 2020 by Michael Green Follow @MGreenonHealth Much of the world’s attention since we began the new decade has been focused on the identification and spread of the Coronavirus, now known as COVID-19. While the World Health Organization...

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A Front Line Look at Virtual Care

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Posted on April 28, 2020 by Katie Bryski and Dr. Rashaad Bhyat It’s an uncertain and frightening time for health care. The COVID-19 virus has brought unprecedented new challenges for the health system; we are all in uncharted territory as we attempt to...

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A Front Line Look at Virtual Care: Part Two

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Posted on May 4, 2020 by Katie Bryski and Dr. Rashaad Bhyat As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, virtual care is filling a larger role in health care. Telephones, video chats and secure messaging allow clinics to keep their digital doors open while...

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Analysis of the Current and Potential Benefits of Virtual Care in Canada

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14 May 2020

This analysis describes the current virtual care landscape in Canada with a focus on the benefits achieved through investments in telehealth for rural and remote communities and projected benefits for the expansion of virtual care to primary care...

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Virtual Beats Viral

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Posted on May 19, 2020 by Katie Bryski It’s been nine weeks since I came home and stayed home. In that time, we’ve seen extraordinary growth of virtual care across Canada. As our health system faces unprecedented challenges, virtual care has proven to...

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Early Adoption of PrescribeIT Sets Lethbridge Doctors up for Success During COVID-19

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Posted on June 2, 2020 by Anne Baldwin When PrescribeIT^® launched in Lethbridge, AB, in February 2018, it was the first community in the province to use the e-prescribing service. It was also among the first in the country. As early adopters,...

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Webinar: Results from the 2020 National Survey of Canadian Nurses (May 25, 2020)

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In collaboration with the Canadian Nurses Association and the Canadian Nursing Informatics Association, Infoway presented the results from the 2020 National Survey of Canadian Nurses. Learn more about nurses' use of digital health technology in...

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How the Rise of Virtual Care is Contributing to Sustainable Health Care

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June 10 from 12-1 p.m. ET Experts have long touted the cost and time savings associated with virtual health care, but its potential environmental benefits have received less attention. As a lower-carbon alternative to traditional care delivery, virtual...

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Supporting Men’s Mental Health with Digital Tools

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Posted on June 16, 2020 by Nancy Gupta and Simon Hagens How are you holding up? No, really, how are you feeling? Specifically, in terms of your mental health?

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Experiences of Health Care During COVID-19 Reported by Canadians

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20 July 2020

We know there has been a dramatic shift to virtual care in Canada during the pandemic, enabling patients and physicians to connect safely at a distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This presentation highlights the key findings from Infoway’s recent...

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Connecting Canadians Through Health Care Innovation

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Posted on July 21, 2020 by Michael Green Follow @MGreenonHealth We are pleased to publish our 2019-2020 Annual Report – Connecting Canadians Through Health Care Innovation . I hope you will take some time to review it to learn about the collective...

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Virtual Care is Growing — but Clinicians Need Modern Tools

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Posted on July 27 by Dr. Rashaad Bhyat Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been struck by the rapidity of events. This has been a fast-moving virus, but the response to it has been just as swift. In digital health, strong collaboration and leadership...

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$3.3. Million in Funding will Support Virtual Health Care Across British Columbia During COVID-19 and Beyond

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July 29, 2020 – The people of B.C. will have continued access to virtual health care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with support from Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), which is providing $3.3 million to the province, to be split between Provincial...

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Plugged In: Canadian Adolescents’ use of e-Mental Health Tools

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Posted on August 18, 2020 by Nancy Gupta Growing up is hard to do, especially online. Adolescence has always brought challenges, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added substantial stress to the lives of youth and young adults across Canada. Physical...

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