RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:LookingHealth data security being one of the reasons why I think DM will be looking at selling Medi-Call to health networks.
For those not aware, Canada does not have a national heathcare service, as healthcare is of provincial oversight (i.e. DM needs to ensure it manages health data in accordance with 10 jurisdictions, if they intend to, eventually, have the service implemented nationally). As such, they'd need to sign deals with health service providers who have the ability to operate in each of the provinces. To the best of my knowledge these isn't a single provider offering such a service throughout Canada, let alone in both English and French, reason why DM would need to strike deals with health providers/networks in each province in which they'd, eventually, wish to operate.
At the end of the day, it will probably be as easy for DM to deploy Medi-Call in any country around the globe (bearing in mind linguistic issues) than it will be to set up deals in each of Canada's provinces. So the effort will probably make more sense, in some cases, to forgo efforts in some provinces (i.e. lowly populated Prince Edward Island, pop. 156,000) and focus on larger countries (i.e. Nigeria 200M, Brazil 200M).
My two cents
TorlifTostorson wrote: Good points @Investor10X. This could really be the case. And if they would need a special approval that take years, it wouldn't be in our investors interest as DM wouldn't be able to generate telehealth revenue. So, if DM is able to manage data security by having an other partner company maintaining and holdig patient records, it would be at least my favorite way to establish the new Medi-Call service. By the way I don't want to see DM being relisted as a healtcare company. I want to see DM as an specialized artificial intelligence technology company. That's where they really have their expertise (NexaIntelligence ... Shinhan, Samsung, NATO, LOTTE, ... everything AI is based on their Nexalogy AI know how).
JMHO
Torlif
Investor10X wrote: Although DM has health-related AI verticals, they are not a healthcare company. As such, they would need to have government approval to maintain and hold people's personal healthcare information. There would obviously be strict rules and regulations. I suppose they could go through the long process of getting that approval, but it would delay the release of the MediCall app probably by years! I would also think the company would need some sort of approval from the TSX too, and may need to relist as a healthcare company.
So that's where another company that does have approval to maintain healthcare records would come in. I don't know all the ins and outs of this venture, I'm just trying to make a reasonable and educated guess based on Marshal's comment. Other than hearing MG's comment I suppose I probably shouldn't be saying anything because I'm literally speaking from a position of ignorance, as I have no further information.