Steinbach Family Medical unleashes the power of CHR Advanced Analytics
Steinbach Family Medical serves as a clinical home for its patients offering timely, focused care...
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How nurse practitioner-led clinics are changing primary care
Nurse practitioner-led clinics are on the rise. They are a relatively new option for the many...
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5 ways to streamline clinical practice operations
As healthcare demands continue to rise, so does the workload on physicians and their teams. In some...
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5 benefits of artificial intelligence in healthcare
The future of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare looks promising, with 10 per cent of...
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Clinical practice, Healthcare innovation, Digital health technology
In line with technology transformation trends around the world and across disciplines, healthcare...
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How two pharmacies are enhancing patient care with eCare
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, pharmacies are embracing innovative pharmacy...
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Get to know the TELUS Health team: Mallory Coutu
Whether it’s from the TELUS office, the home office, or a TELUS Health medical clinic – our team...
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How this clinic upped its game with eClaims
Put yourself in the shoes of a typical, busy person on a Wednesday afternoon. You leave the office...
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Arianne’s story: From cancer patient to preventive care advocate
“Something you never think about is how to tell your ten year old son you have cancer. It was the...
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Get to know the TELUS Health team: Dr. Matthew Chow
Whether it’s from the TELUS office, the home office, or a TELUS Health medical clinic – our team...
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The CHR offers flexibility and rich data for a clinic treating eating disorders
An estimated one million Canadians have an eating disorder. Many don't get the basic treatment or...
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Get to know the TELUS Health team: Paula Allen
Every day – whether it’s from the TELUS office, or the home office – our team members are...
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How the Collaborative Health Record is designed to keep patient data private and safe
Personal health information isn’t just highly sensitive for patients — it’s also highly sought...
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EMRs and antibiotic stewardship: results from a pilot with Choosing Wisely Canada
There’s a troubling trend in Canada, but Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) is on a mission to turn it...
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How to streamline clinical operations and meet patient demand
With the increase in patient consultations and clinical services in general, the role of community...
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What to consider when selecting your EMR
Should medical practices adopt an electronic medical record (EMR) system? That’s no longer a...
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Pharmacies in Northern Quebec are switching from Assyst Rx to Ubik
Amélie Fortin, Chief Pharmacist leading the regional Department of Pharmacy for the Cree Board of...
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Why the healthcare industry needs augmented and virtual reality
Ever wonder what it would be like to teleport a patient into your office? Or tangibly diagnose...
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What are social determinants of health?
Social determinants of health — like income, education, housing, early childhood experiences, safe...
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What’s the role of technology in medicine? It’s to power-up care
Healthcare and technology often go hand-in-hand. Over time, the medical field has embraced things...
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6 technologies that are changing the face of mental healthcare
The demand for mental healthcare in Canada is rising, and with it, challenges including the lack of...
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How technology supports your pharmacy’s future
For many businesses the past year has offered opportunities to reflect on how technology can enable...
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Meet Kal Rahimi, pharmacist using Kroll
Today, we thank Kal Rahimi and the team at Pure Integrative Pharmacy Group in Vancouver, B.C. As a...
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The benefits of using virtual care for chronic disease management
The number of Canadians who have embraced virtual care (remote interactions between patients and...
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Meet Jason Wentzell, Oncology pharmacist
Today, we thank Jason Wentzell and his team at Extend Pharmacy in Ottawa, Ontario. As an Oncology...
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Reducing financial barriers with eClaims
Founded in 2001, Thompson Chiropractic is a multidisciplinary clinic offering chiropractic,...
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OPINION: Preventing the collapse of our health system means looking after the humans working within
This article was published with the permission of Postmedia Network Inc. on Healthing.ca, July 5,...
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24 healthcare professionals worth following on social media
Each day, a dizzying array of healthcare stories and papers are published online, which could make...
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The extraordinary growth of virtual care
Healthcare looks dramatically different than it did over a year ago, largely due to COVID-19 and...
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24/7 line supports physicians and healthcare workers during BC health emergencies
The province of BC is in the grips of dual public health emergencies: COVID-19 and the escalating...
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How a new vision for health information can help Canada reimagine healthcare
Shereen feels persistent fatigue and sometimes, dizziness. Her sleep tracker shows her sleep has...
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These tools can help you have meaningful conversations with patients about mental health
The conversation around mental health has grown louder than ever in recent years. From prominent...
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Better provider-to-provider communication can contribute to better health outcomes
Communication is essential to the delivery of care, as it can help improve healthcare experiences...
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PrescribeIT® is changing how healthcare professionals communicate
From improving patient satisfaction to maintaining continuity of care, communication is vital to...
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8 tips to make the most of virtual visits
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for telehealth, requiring clinics and patients to adopt virtual care...
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How will you evolve your standards of care delivery in 2022?
As we approach the end of another extraordinary year for healthcare in Canada and around the world,...
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How one clinic uses its TELUS EMR to help keep patients safe, informed and engaged
As you’re following protocols and doing your best to provide safe care, it can be challenging to...
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Clinique chiropratique Roy enhances its patient experience
Clinique chiropratique Roy has been in business for over 40 years and offers a variety of...
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Why healthcare depends on patient engagement
As some of the main players in the health industry, physicians have a big responsibility when it...
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How to send e-prescriptions and easily manage renewals – right from your EMR
Using the phone and fax to send prescriptions and manage renewal requests can consume you several...
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Virtual care: The future of care delivery
How virtual care can enable personal care – even if your patient isn’t in the same room. Initially...
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Happy clients at a clinic in Rigaud thanks to eClaims
Dr. François Gauvreau has been managing and practicing at the Clinique chiropratique de Rigaud for...
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A day in the life of a TELUS Health pharmacist
1. Why did you become a pharmacist? I decided to become a pharmacist when I saw an interaction...
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The other vaccination: Getting ready for flu season
With so much media focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, it’s easy to forget about the return of seasonal...
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Virtual care and e-prescribing are helping overcome hurdles
Author: Dr. Peter Selby As the second year of the pandemic is now well underway, it’s clear...
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7 ways healthcare professionals are using virtual care
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of virtual care, but general practitioners aren’t...
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How Tonume benefits from using eClaims in Jane
Located in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Tonume – pronounced ‘te-new-me’ – is an...
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Reimagined EMR supports patient-centric care for future-forward clinic
Catching up with Dr. Panagiotis Galanopoulos isn’t easy. The owner and lead physician at Blue Water...
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How technology connects patients and pharmacists
When Samara’s family physician retired earlier this year, she was worried. As a single parent with...
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Why patient engagement helps improve health outcomes
Today, patients have countless ways to monitor and manage their health. Online portals allow them...
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The future of healthcare is collaborative
Our healthcare system is being challenged in every way possible. The pandemic has taught us much...
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The Globe and Mail’s Drug Shortages Summit: What we learned
COVID-19 has brought many challenges — but even before the pandemic, Canada was experiencing...
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One EMR, over 90 healthcare organizations
When describing the Alliance for Healthier Communities, the warm embrace of a patchwork quilt comes...
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Celebrating the women of our Pharmacy team
On this International Women’s Day, find out more about the roles these two talented women on the...
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The future of virtual care is in relationships
Note: this article was originally published in Healthy Debate on Nov 23, 2020 by Dr. Dominik Nowak...
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Medical publications and podcasts physicians should explore
It seems as though every passing week brings new discoveries and advances to the healthcare...
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Improve patient engagement
Article updated on July 16, 2024. There’s no doubt that the primary role of a pharmacist is the...
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3 strategies to get your patients on PharmaConnect™
PharmaConnect gives your patients the freedom to manage their medication requests online at their...
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3 ways artificial intelligence can improve medical care
Whether or not you’ve noticed it, artificial intelligence (AI) has become ubiquitous in our daily...
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Update: Psychiatrist embraces digital future of healthcare
Dr. Joie Zeglinski, a psychiatrist treating those suffering from psychological trauma, would...
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Simplify your insurance claims
By Vanessa Hirschl, TELUS Health Pharmacists and dentists have been making our lives easier for a...
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Healthcare team brings harmonized care to First Nations communities
For most Canadians, seeing a doctor is a simple matter of making an appointment and showing up at...
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How to make virtual consultations work for your pharmacy
As a new normal of physical distancing takes hold, many healthcare professionals are consulting...
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How a family health team is elevating their EMR
With 85% of Canadian primary care physicians now using an EMR, it is safe to say that the EMR is...
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Win the support of your team through EMR implementation
Change can be either unsettling or exciting. How your team accepts and ultimately adopts change...
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Change management strategies for a smooth EMR transition
So, you’re changing your EMR. Perhaps your current platform is being retired or is unable to keep...
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Reduce paper billing and increase customer loyalty
By Vanessa Hirschl , Senior Product Manager, TELUS Health A study conducted by the Fraser Institute...
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To young patients and anxious parents, Dr. Dina is a hero
Being sick is never fun – especially for a child. Dr. Dina Kulik, a pediatrician and emergency...
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The shifting face of family practice
When new generations enter the workforce, they bring different viewpoints, behaviours, and...
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Road to excellence includes engaging patients in their care
When Dr. Dan Flanders opened his pediatric clinic in Toronto in 2010, he embarked on what he says...
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The shifting face of family practice: setting new physicians up for success
The healthcare industry is undergoing a massive shift. As a wave of baby boomer physicians retire...
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How EMRs help physicians manage chronic diseases
Today, 44% of adults over the age of 20 suffer from asthma, diabetes, osteoarthritis, cancer, and...
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A day in the life of Dr. Ryan Torrie, one of our TELUS Health Heroes
Most physicians go out of their way for their patients. But there’s one doctor in Taber, Alberta,...
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Connecting the whole family: the unique demands of an EMR in paediatric care
From infancy to old age, we all require physician care — but the kinds of care we need will change...
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Big picture thinking leads to next-level care
They say the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In Eastern Ontario, Rideau Community...
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Get to know Dr. Ana Maria Oelshig, a TELUS Health EMR user
“If you build it, they will come,” says Dr. Ana Maria Oelschig, who made her way from South Africa...
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How new physicians use technology to shape care
Imagine a sudden recall of a widely used blood pressure medication. As a physician, how would you...
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Powerful EMR duo brings calm and order to busy allergy clinic
Having a life-threatening allergy or immune system disorder can be frightening. That’s why the NL...
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One doctor’s tips on getting the most from your EMR
When Dr. Sharon Domb, family physician and associate professor at the University of Toronto,...
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Closing the prescription gap between doctor and pharmacist
The days of handwritten, faxed prescriptions and renewal requests are over or at least, numbered....
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Meet the doctor of the future
In healthcare, the forces of change are continually at work reshaping what we know as normal, and...
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How tech can help you grow your practice and connect with patients
Considering 86% of Canadians have a smartphone and almost 100% of those under the age of 45 access...
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Eye clinic sets its sights on future with new EMR
For more than three decades, Eye Associates has been a fixture in the Nepean, ON community. The...
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From EMRs to AI: How technology has transformed healthcare since 1950
Since the early 1900s, Canada’s life expectancy has risen from 47 years for men and 50 years for...
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Digital connectivity and collaboration in primary care
The healthcare industry’s digital awakening has been led by legacy players, tech giants and...
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Tips to transition to a new EMR
There are many reasons why a new EMR solution may make sense for your clinic: your current platform...
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Tips to transition to a new EMR
The ELNA medical clinic in Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil took the plunge and changed from one EMR system...
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Measles outbreak refuels calls for a national registry
Another newscast. Another case of measles. More than forty cases of measles were reported in Canada...
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White paper: Rethinking primary care delivery in the digital age
With strong pressure to innovate and disrupt healthcare delivery, Canadian practices are...
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Online support network offers ray of hope to sick youth
Having a chronic health condition can be scary, especially for young patients. Just ask Maggie...
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Building bridges in Canadian healthcare between doctors and patients
As the debate around the creation of a national EMR system continues, there appears to be a lack of...
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Next-gen technologies support patient-centric women’s care for the future
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Finding the best tools to care for the youngest patients
Dr. Jane Hailey makes the switch to her own Vancouver clinic – and to a Med Access EMR.
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It’s time to dispense with the prescription pad
One of the big limitations of Canada’s system of medication management is that healthcare providers...
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Digital health technology enhances care continuity in Canada’s remote communities
Canada’s northern landscapes are vast. Sometimes the only way in is by plane or ice road. Small...
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How technology is helping to improve patient experiences
University of Alberta Department of Family Medicine delivers better patient experiences and reduces...