- WELL's subsidiary OceanMD has signed a $38.5 million contract with British Columbia's Provincial Health Services
Authority to provide an array of digital services, such as
eReferrals, eConsults, and eOrders to help further empower
providers with best-in-class digital interoperability tools.
- This is the third Canadian province, in addition to
Ontario and Nova Scotia, that has materially partnered
with OceanMD to enable eReferrals, eOrders, and eConsult
requests.
- The Ocean Platform currently supports almost 1 million
eReferrals and eConsults annually and is Canada's largest community of connected
healthcare solutions.
- The Ocean Platform will streamline healthcare processes by
integrating various clinical systems, enabling digital patient
engagement, and reducing paperwork, thus improving efficiency for
providers, and granting patients easier access to their health
data.
VANCOUVER, B.C., Aug. 10,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp.
(TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF) (the "Company" or "WELL"),
a digital healthcare company focused on positively impacting health
outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare
practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce
that the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) in
British Columbia has selected the
Ocean Platform, from WELL's wholly owned subsidiary, OceanMD, for
its Digital Referral & Orders (DRO) Program.
OceanMD's ground-breaking platform is set to launch an array of
digital services, such as eReferrals, eConsults, and eOrders,
within British Columbia through a
provincial platform. This marks the third province in which OceanMD
has been selected to enable these digital healthcare features. The
collaboration, cemented under a $38.5 million, sole source
contract, promises to be a revolutionary tool for healthcare in
British Columbia. Seamlessly
integrating with existing clinical systems, the technology is
explicitly designed to diminish inefficiencies, rework, and
administrative hassles, further underlining OceanMD's commitment to
transforming the Canadian healthcare landscape.
"Our team at OceanMD has worked tirelessly to create and refine
our platform, and this contract with British Columbia's PHSA is a testament to the
outstanding product we have developed" said Jeff Kavanagh, CEO of OceanMD. "I am immensely
proud of the work we have accomplished and the positive impact we
are making in tech-enabled healthcare. We are excited and grateful
to be a part of the important work that British Columbia's provincial health authority
is doing through their Digital Health Strategy. Together, we will
drive innovation and efficiency, enhancing patient care across the
province. Furthermore, we are proud to be part of a growing
national effort to connect healthcare providers and patients using
open, standards-based integrations and industry-leading digital
health solutions."
The decision on the vendor for the DRO program was made after
extensive consultation with providers, staff, patients, and
experts, including clinical leaders, regional health authorities,
Doctors of BC, and the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC)
Association. These consultations addressed pain points and future
needs and were also part of the provincial RFP process. As the
project progresses, continuous engagement with care providers,
patients, and staff will ensure that the solution minimizes
disruption and that ensure users are adequately trained.
The Ocean Platform, connecting over 30 leading healthcare
systems and thousands of healthcare providers, establishes OceanMD
as Canada's largest community of
digital healthcare solutions. Providers can easily manage digital
referrals and orders, search for services, and fill pre-populated
request forms, all within their primary clinical system. The
platform streamlines clinical processes by digitizing traditional
workflows and automatically updates both providers and patients on
request statuses. This innovation enhances communication,
transparency, and overall healthcare administration.
OceanMD's track record, with over 80,000 eReferrals and
eConsults sent each month across hundreds of healthcare pathways
and specialties, demonstrates its success in deploying provincial
solutions for eReferrals, eConsults, and eOrders. OceanMD has
notably proven its ability to reduce wait times by as much as 52
days, including a 35-day reduction in referral processing alone,
thereby significantly improving patient access to care. In
Ontario, the implementation of
OceanMD's platform was shown to result in a 12% reduction in
medically unnecessary MRIs, underlining a direct cost-saving impact
for provincial health systems.
WELL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Per: "Hamed
Shahbazi"
Hamed Shahbazi
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
About WELL Health Technologies
Corp.
WELL's mission is to tech-enable healthcare providers. We do
this by developing the best technologies, services, and support
available, which ensures healthcare providers are empowered to
positively impact patient outcomes. WELL's comprehensive healthcare
and digital platform includes extensive front and back-office
management software applications that help physicians run and
secure their practices. WELL's solutions enable more than 31,000
healthcare providers between the US and Canada and power the largest owned and
operated healthcare ecosystem in Canada with more than 148 clinics supporting
primary care, specialized care, and diagnostic services. In
the United States WELL's solutions
are focused on specialized markets such as the gastrointestinal
market, women's health, primary care, and mental health. WELL is
publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
"WELL" and on the OTC Exchange under the symbol "WHTCF". To learn
more about the Company, please visit: www.well.company.
About the Provincial Health
Services Authority
The Provincial Health Services Authority provides specialized
health care services and programs to communities across
British Columbia, the territories
of many distinct First Nations. We are grateful to all the First
Nations who have cared for and nurtured this land for all time,
including the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw
(Squamish), and səlil̓w̓ətaɬ
(Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations on whose unceded and ancestral
territory our head office is located. We work in partnership with
other B.C. health authorities, health system partners and the
provincial government to deliver province-wide solutions that
improve the health of British Columbians. For more information,
visit www.phsa.ca or follow us @PHSAofBC.
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