“ A year ago , we saw an increase in the number of people in Nova Scotia who did not have a primary care provider ,” says Tomblin Murphy . “ We were asked to come up with an innovative solution to link each unattached Nova Scotian with access to care . So we launched VirtualCareNS .”
The organisation then went through a diligence process , looking at approximately 50 companies offering virtual platforms before selecting a provider . Today , patients can get same-day medical advice via their tablet , computer , or smartphone .
Integrated view for clinicians “ Nova Scotians were sent emails encouraging them to participate and access care through VirtualCareNS . Once registered , they ' ve been able to speak with a family doctor or nurse practitioner for health care advice , have prescriptions renewed , or get referrals as needed ,” says Tomblin Murphy .
“ We started in two areas of the province that had the highest number of people on the registry of patients without a provider . And then , because it was becoming very successful , very fast , we were asked to scale it quickly , province-wide .”
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