Appendix B – Digital Health

The Guelph and Area OHT will build off our existing digital capabilities to address two system needs: the need for providers to consult and refer to provide seamless care and the need for patients to access alternatives to face to face visits. Clinician to clinician virtual care is available locally using: OTN eConsults. As of

The G&A OHT Digital Health Working Group (DHWG) will assist our partners to complete the following tasks in order to provide our patients with at least some digital access to their health information: – Optimize and expand use of System Coordinated Access (SCA) eReferral which sends emails to patients to confirm and provide information about

Real-time Clinical Tools We have built, are utilizing, and will continue to spread digitally enabled best practice, integrated tools that support information flow, provide decision support, and lead to high quality patient experience and outcomes. Tools currently in place in the G&A OHT include the following: Patients can use tablets and secure messaging to complete

In addition to the introduction of OHTs there is also a growing number of initiatives related to consumer digital health as a way to empower patients to become active participants vs. passive recipients in their care. There are a number of companies/vendors that are developing health-related products and services that interact directly with our consumers