Uptake and patient and provider communication modality preferences of virtual visits in primary care: a retrospective cohort study in Canada

V Stamenova, P Agarwal, L Kelley, J Fujioka… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the uptake of a platform for virtual visits in primary care, examine
patient and physician preferences for virtual communication methods and report on …

Virtual care and the influence of a pandemic: Necessary policy shifts to drive digital innovation in healthcare

PB Patterson, J Roddick, CA Pollack… - Healthcare …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The potential for virtual healthcare to improve access to primary care services in Canada
has long been a topic of discussion; however, implementation has been slow despite …

[HTML][HTML] An environmental scan of virtual “walk-in” clinics in Canada: comparative study

S Matthewman, S Spencer, MR Lavergne… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Canada has been slow to implement virtual care relative to other countries.
However, in recent years, the availability of on-demand,“walk-in” virtual clinics has …

[HTML][HTML] A “Not So Quiet” revolution: systemic benefits and challenges of Telehealth in the context of COVID-19 in Quebec (Canada)

H Alami, P Lehoux, R Attieh, JP Fortin, R Fleet… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health and social service systems
(HSSS) worldwide. It has put tremendous pressure on these systems, threatening access …

Preventive care utilization by patients who use virtual urgent care

VA Diaz, Z Su, KL King, DW Ford, RD Kruis… - Telemedicine and e …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The use of direct to patient (DTP) telemedicine for common acute conditions is
widespread. It provides certain advantages over in-person visits, but has led to concerns …

[HTML][HTML] Using administrative data to explore potentially aberrant provision of virtual care during COVID-19: retrospective cohort study of Ontario provincial data

V Stamenova, C Chu, A Pang, M Tadrous… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rapid increase in virtual care use across
the globe. Many health care systems have responded by creating virtual care billing codes …

The Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual Primary Care for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

A Selick - 2022 - search.proquest.com
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an abrupt and unprecedented increase in the delivery of
virtual primary health care. Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have …

Continuity of care: the key in telemedicine

M Dermer, J Martel, A Greenhill - CMAJ, 2019 - Can Med Assoc
As mentioned in the CMAJ news piece by Wendy Glauser, new technologies in health care
are improving medical access for Canadians, but like any innovations, they can raise …

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T Schulz - minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au
Estimates suggest that half of the world's population is infected with H. pylori. Sero-
prevalence studies in lower and middle income countries show rates of exposure above …