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Jul 7, 2021 · Policy supports for virtual care - The development of an FPT policy framework, which identifies barriers and opportunities for longer-term adoption of virtual services within Canadian health systems. This work on virtual care is laying the ground for a more permanent shift to virtual services as an additional channel for access that complements traditional face-to-face models of care.
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The Ontario Ministry of Health has funded the development of guidance on clinical appropriateness to support health care professional decision-making about the use of virtual care modalities in care for depression and anxiety-related conditions, as guidance at the provincial level is lacking.
Jun 29, 2021 · Since March 2020, FPT governments have been working cooperatively to align and accelerate efforts on virtual care. To support pan-Canadian collaboration, the FPT Virtual Care/Digital Table was struck to discuss digital health and virtual care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including areas where efforts at a federal or national level ...
- Patient and community-centered approaches. Many patients love virtual care. As one provider said, “Patients don’t want to come into the office. They are very resistant to that if it isn’t clinically necessary.”
- Equity in Access. Access and Equity. At the start of the pandemic, a dramatic loss of in-person access to care providers was soon followed by an unprecedented suspension of formal and informal rules, and then by the introduction of fee codes and tariffs for virtual care.
- Remuneration. The fee schedule or tariffs were mentioned by the vast majority of people interviewed as being one of the key issues to be solved moving forward.
- Quality, appropriateness, and safety. Quality, appropriateness, and safety are paramount considerations as we transition to including virtual care as a permanent element of Canada’s health care system.
tual care (e.g., knowledge and beliefs about virtual care); and, (5) process of virtual care intervention (e.g., planning, engagement of opinion leaders, execution, reec-tion, and evaluation). Case Study. Dr. Snell is a busy psychiatrist providing care in a small regional city of 20,000 people, providing care to many surrounding rural communities.
Apr 13, 2023 · April 13, 2023 — Virtual health care has rapidly expanded in most sectors of care across Canada during the pandemic. Initially implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by maintaining physical distancing, it may offer benefits beyond the pandemic, including improving Canadians’ access to care and reducing costs for health systems and ...
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Developing a comprehensive virtual care policy • Ontario: Digital and Virtual Care Secretariat • Prince Edward Island: Patient and provider engagement to support appropriate and equitable access to virtual care. Programs and initiatives • British Columbia: Health Gateway improves the public’s access to their own health information ...
