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Modernizing Family Medicine by Dr. Michelle Greiver

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Post published:August 13, 2026
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After 40+ years in family medicine, the author has embraced each wave of healthcare innovation to improve patient care, reduce administrative work, and support a better work-life balance. Using an AI scribe, automated pre-visit questionnaires, and follow-up patient summaries helped streamline workflows, reduce documentation time, and enable more focused, and patient-centred care. The result is a more efficient practice and improved healthcare experience for the author and her patients.

AI Scribes in Action: Reclaiming Face-To-Face Time with Patients

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Post published:March 11, 2026
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Learn how the Ontario AI Scribe Program is helping clinicians spend less time charting and more time with patients through secure, vetted AI scribes.

Reducing Administrative Burden – One Step at a Time

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Post published:January 12, 2026
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Ontario primary care physicians order millions of tests for patients each year. Most of the time, physicians receive lab results without incident – but sometimes, for whatever reason, they don’t. When it comes to lab results, no news isn’t good news.

For Your Quick Questions and Your Complex Issues

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Post published:November 27, 2025
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Going above and beyond is how OMD approaches every interaction. We will assist clinics and clinicians by streamlining workflow, reducing workload, and removing frustrations.

Going Above and Beyond is What We Do

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Post published:October 28, 2025
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There are many considerations for setting up a new primary care clinic, including digital solutions such as the right EMR system. This is where OMD comes in to support clinicians burdened with administrative tasks.

Shaping the Future of Care: Highlights from OntarioMD’s Digital Health Conference 2025

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Post published:October 23, 2025
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Here are some of the essential highlights from the 2025 OntarioMD OMD Educates: Digital Health Conference.

Results of Clinician Tech-Related Burnout Survey: By the Numbers

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Post published:November 19, 2024
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Clinicians have reported an acute increase in burnout over the last several years – but how can we confirm how much of it is caused by digital health technology? In early 2024, OntarioMD (OMD) partnered with Dalhousie University to conduct a clinician survey*…

OMD Educates: Digital Health Virtual Symposium is upon us!

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Post published:June 10, 2024
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Chandi Chandrasena, Chief Medical Officer, OntarioMD. MD CCFP FCFP I’m super excited for our Digital Health Virtual Symposium this Friday, June 14 (fingers crossed the technology works!). I wanted to share some thoughts on how this program came together, and why it’s relevant…

Using a medical scribe for charting and paperwork to reduce physician burnout

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Post published:December 5, 2023
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By Dr. John Crosby I met Dr. Mark Tomen, a 62-year-old family physician from Chatham, at a conference in Toronto and found out he had a scribe. It began 10 years ago when his clinic hired a medical secretary straight out of community…

ChatGPT in health: the potential benefits, impacts & risks

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Post published:August 9, 2023
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The use of AI in health care is rapidly expanding in many areas from documentation, diagnostics, to disease prediction. Trending artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a complex machine learning tool based on a large language model consisting of a neural network with many parameters, trained on large quantities of text.