Virtual Care
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Quebec hospital uses virtual reality to help with nurse shortageNurse Melissa Plourde is wearing a virtual reality headset during one of her rounds and she is not playing games. What she's doing, though, is a real game-changer in health care.HealthJun 20
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Nova Scotia man faces difficulties refilling opioid prescription, no primary careConfusion and misinformation within the health care system left a Halifax man waiting in the ER for three days, trying to refill his prescription.HealthMar 10, 2023
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No evidence enrolled patients subbed ER for virtual family doctor visits: OMA studyThe study says there was no evidence the pivot to virtual visits by family doctors at the outset of the pandemic led patients to turn to emergency departments instead.HealthJan 23, 2023
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Billed as remedy for doctor shortage, virtual medicine in N.S. hits bottleneckVirtual medicine offered a novel way for patients to see doctors and alleviate chronic pressure on a strained health system, but some say the promise has proven illusory.HealthDec 7, 2022
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Drop in virtual care fees could lead to ‘unintended consequences,’ Ontario doctors warnAn Ontario government and OMA agreement would see a drop in fees for virtual care visits beginning on Dec. 1, but doctors says the lower fees will dissuade virtual visits.HealthNov 25, 2022
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Addictions docs, Ontario government reach virtual care deal after outcry from physiciansThere are about 600 addictions doctors who specialize in that therapy -- about 200 of them use virtual care.HealthOct 6, 2022
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LHSC to extend virtual pediatric urgent care clinic beyond pandemicThe service currently provides families a chance to discuss a child condition's with a pediatric emergency room physician by video.HealthApr 22, 2022
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Quebec auditor general concerned about booming telemedicine, quality of careThe auditor general says the Health Department has not provided a framework for when consultations can be carried out remotely and when a physical examination is required.HealthMar 16, 2022
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Saskatchewan government wants feedback regarding virtual care experiencesPatients and health-care providers are invited to give their thoughts on experiences when using virtual care in the province.HealthMar 8, 2022
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CHEO suspends virtual ER service as in-person demand picks upCHEO is pressing pause on its virtual emergency department launched at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as in-person care demand ramps up at the Ottawa children's hospital.HealthDec 1, 2021
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