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Nova Scotia Selects OceanMD for Electronic Surgical Consult Referrals to Help Reduce Wait Times
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Nova Scotia Selects OceanMD for Electronic Surgical Consult Referrals to Help Reduce Wait Times\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n OceanMD, a subsidiary of WELL Health Technologies, has been selected by the Province of\n \n Nova Scotia\n \n to make surgical consult referrals easier and reduce wait times for patients.\n \n \n The eReferral software will allow primary care providers to send their requests to surgeons through the Ocean e-Referral network instead of faxing, emailing or mailing.\n \n \n Ocean's industry leading e-Referral network is now powering more than\n \n 1M\n \n patient interactions and over 67,000 eReferrals and eConsults per month across multiple provinces with the vast majority occurring in\n \n Ontario\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n April 4, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF) (the \"\n \n Company\n \n \" or \"\n \n WELL\n \n \"), 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 pursuant to an announcement made on\n \n March 29, 2023\n \n , the Province of\n \n Nova Scotia\n \n is introducing a new electronic tool, Ocean eReferrals, to manage surgical referrals and make the process more efficient for physicians and patients.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This new system will help patients receive better information on the status of their referral and will lead to shorter wait times in the long run. The goal is to improve the process of sending and receiving surgical referrals for both primary care providers and surgeons, to support improved access and provide better information to support planning and care.\n \n \n \n Nova Scotia's\n \n Health and Wellness Minister,\n \n Michelle Thompson\n \n , stated \"Waiting for care is hard for patients and their families. It's also frustrating for healthcare professionals when they don't have the information to answer the...