Over the last year, we’ve heard the same request from physicians again and again:"Can someone just vet these AI scribes, make sure they’re safe, and give us a list to choose from?" The Ministry of Health partnered with Supply Ontario and OntarioMD (OMD)…
by Ariane Siegel, BA, LL.B. LL.M. General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer As Chief Privacy Officer and General Counsel at OntarioMD (OMD), my mandate is to stay ahead of critical new digital health tools, legal and regulatory updates and trends that impact physicians’…
In the not-so-distant future, artificial intelligence (AI) tools will become standard features of patient visits with their doctors. A wave of advancements in AI is already beginning to reshape the health care landscape. This article addresses the art of the possible from the patient’s and doctor’s perspectives, however, it does not exhaustively catalogue commercial technology offerings for any market/area referenced.
By Dr. Ted Jablonski, who is a singer-songwriter, emerging playwright and neophyte poet who has retired his family practice to focus on sexual medicine and transgender health in Southern Alberta. He now finds himself advising medical students at the Cumming School of Medicine…
by Dr. Keith Thompson, OMD Physician Peer Leader This column was originally posted on Dr. Thompson's LinkedIn on July 10, 2022. Compassion - HHR Staff- An Asset or an Expense? This is the first in a series of Newsletters that I will explore…
Watch this video and get inspired to acknowledge your colleague! OMD’s annual Luminary Awards will begin accepting 2022 nominations next Monday, June 13. This is your opportunity to acknowledge a clinician colleague who has embraced and inspired the use of #digitalhealth tools in their practice…
by Dr. John Crosby, OMD Physician Peer Leader This blog post features useful tips for treating patients with insomnia, offered by Dr. John Crosby, an OntarioMD (OMD) Physician Peer Leader and practicing family physician in Cambridge, Ontario. OMD offers a variety of blog posts…
By Dr. John Crosby, OMD Physician Peer Leader This is part 2 of our video blog (vlog) where Dr. Crosby discusses time management tips for doctors. OMD can help you to reduce paperwork using your EMR and provide other advice to save time…
By Dr. John Crosby, OMD Physician Peer Leader In this 2-part video blog (vlog), Dr. Crosby discusses time management tips for doctors. OMD can help you to reduce paperwork using your EMR and provide other advice to save time and effort. Contact us…
by Dr. Chandi Chandrasena, OMD Chief Medical Officer On September 30, OntarioMD (OMD) hosted its second annual Digital Health and Virtual Care (DHVC) Day Conference. This full-day online event was complimentary and featured CME-accredited educational sessions on digital and virtual care topics geared…