Two years ago, I started seeing patients virtually in their homes for medical psychotherapy visits using the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN). I was recruited as part of a pilot study with a limited number of provider participants and was given an incentive payment for each billed encounter in order to encourage adoption. It took me … Continue reading Virtual Care Pandemic
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” -John Kabat-Zinn In recent months we have discovered that, despite our advances in information technology, we can not predict the future. Most health organizations have been consumed with planning to master the COVID curve; only to find that the reality was far different than … Continue reading Plan to be Nimble
In the April issue of HIMCC, I contributed an article on Deep Space Medicine. My essay raised the potential of new diagnostic laboratory testing that would be required for people to live in deep space near the moon or Mars, while having practical applications on earth in parallel to space. While researching the deep space medicine article, … Continue reading Canadians will be Tested on our Way to a Healthy Nation
Many Canadians had likely never heard the term “virtual care” before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it’s part of our lexicon, right up there with terms like “physical distancing” and “flattening the curve.” But when the pandemic is over and we stop talking about physical distancing and flattening the curve, will virtual care be here to … Continue reading Virtual Care is the Future of Health Care Delivery in Canada
Early on each year, I like to take a look at the state of digital health in Canada and make some predictions for what lies ahead. Canadian healthcare is on the cusp of significant change. Several initiatives will have a profound effect on how healthcare is delivered in Canada in the coming years. The big … Continue reading Healthcare 2020: Community care, patient digital rights, AI and helping physicians avoid burnout