Ontario eService Program Advances eReferral Interoperabilitysaw this recently when digging into CognisantMD. it's a NR from January 2022.
seems they have big initiatives underway to modernize/digitize Ontario healthcare referral systems. it's in partnership with what appears to be a private company (where the NR originated from).
WELL clearly saw something in this company and the partnership/acquisition was likely needed for the CognisantMD owners to scale their biz. as I've previously mentioned, one of the owners of CognisantMD was the author and architect of Telus' EMR system...
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ontario-eservices-program-advances-ereferral-interoperability-842048517.html About CognisantMD CognisantMD, a WELL Health Company (TSX:WELL), is Canada's leading provider of EMR-integrated patient engagement and eReferral solutions, built on the secure, cloud-based Ocean Platform. Ocean integrates with the nation's leading electronic medical records systems, provincial resources, and other digital health solutions to allow patients, healthcare providers, and systems to securely share and exchange patient health information. By replacing outdated, fax-based technology with EMR-integrated eReferrals, the Ocean eReferral Network is helping to reduce wait times and improve access to care. Ocean's full suite of integrated patient engagement tools is also helping improve digital access for patients, increase access to primary care, and support virtual care across Canada. To learn more, visit www.cognisantmd.com.