AI Scribes in Action: Reclaiming Face-To-Face Time with Patients
Learn how the Ontario AI Scribe Program is helping clinicians spend less time charting and more time with patients through secure, vetted AI scribes.
Helping You Reclaim Control Over Referral Management
OntarioMD can help you take control of Referral Management. Patient referrals are a crucial part of the healthcare system to ensure continuity of patient care. Our OMD Advisors shines in providing physicians with workflow solutions.
Introducing Ontario’s First Vendor of Record (VOR) Program for AI Scribes
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)…
Celebrating Heroes on Doctors’ Day
May 1 is National Physicians’ Day, known as Doctors’ Day in Ontario – a day to recognize the tireless work of physicians who care for patients and are the backbone of our health-care system. Whether serving in hospitals, private practices, long-term care homes,…
Useful Software for Completing Forms
By Mark Dermer MD, Medical Advisor/Consultant, Innovator and Virtual Primary Care Physician Completing forms is an unavoidable burden for doctors. Still, we can lessen our work effort and optimize efficiency by using tools that manage forms digitally, from the time we first receive…
ChatGPT in health: the potential benefits, impacts & risks
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.
Embrace the future of health care at OMD EDUCATES: Digital Health Conference 2023
By Taylor Veenstra, Communications & Marketing Intern, Are you ready to unlock the full potential of digital health in your practice? OntarioMD (OMD) is thrilled to announce the return of our highly anticipated fourth annual 2023 Digital Health Conference. Mark your calendars for September 28 as we gather back in person at the Beanfield Centre in Toronto for a day that aims to enhance and inspire your approach to patient care.
A Doctors’ Day Tribute — Honouring Canada’s Health Care Heroes
By Cedaleia Graham, Digital Marketing & Communications Specialist Physicians play a crucial role in ensuring the health and well-being of individuals and communities. They are the pillars of our health care system, dedicating their lives to saving lives, providing medical care, and improving…
OMD Blog/Article: 2022 Luminary Award Winner Story – Dr. Howard Cohen
By Kathy Tudor, Director, Communications & Marketing, OntarioMD Ontario’s doctors inspire me every day. I see their dedication to their patients whenever I use the health care system. I read about the immense workload they face. We, at OntarioMD (OMD), hear their feedback…
How I manage the top 12 diagnoses in family practice using my computer
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By Dr. John Crosby, OMD Physician Peer Leader and practicing family physician in Cambridge, Ontario OntarioMD (OMD) offers a variety of blog posts to support clinicians with digital health tips and tools for varying skill levels. Content is tailored towards clinicians’ diverse needs,…