Introducing Ontario’s First Vendor of Record (VOR) Program for AI Scribes

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  • Post published:June 3, 2025
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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)…

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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*…

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

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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…

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Welcome to AI-IntegratedCare: Connecting Patients and Doctors with Innovative Technologies

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  • Post published:September 18, 2023
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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.

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ChatGPT in health: the potential benefits, impacts & risks

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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.

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Embrace the future of health care at OMD EDUCATES: Digital Health Conference 2023

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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.

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