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The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada released a new policy statement on Saturated Fats. Boiling the statement down (pardon the pun):
Procuring technology is unfortunately hard. When selecting a vendor, we need to balance a variety of considerations, including features, security, uptime, customer support, quality of UI/UX, etc...
When it came to our online booking system, we went with Veribook for a number of reasons. One limitation, however, was their lack of a mobile friendly booking page for our patients. This has been a source of understandable frustration for everyone.
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Check out Dr. Kapoor's conversation with Pauline Chan of @CTV News on how to identify good online medical resources. Watch the clip!
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Having children is a part of life. It's trite to say that it's never easy for any parent, but our perspective is that it's particularly difficult to manage for family physicians in the community for a number of reasons.
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Magenta Health is proud to feature the original art of flutist and music producer Laura Nashman – 21 original pieces grace our reception area, hallways, and examination rooms.
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We understand that people live busy lives and that’s it’s hard to find time for physical activity. That’s why we like to promote small changes and small adjustments. They are easier to start and have a greater chance of sticking!
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A question occasionally arises as to how Magenta Health physicians are compensated by OHIP for the medical care that they provide.
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If you spend all day staring at a monitor, we strongly believe that it’s worth getting one suitable for your needs. Chefs take care of their knives, surgeons have fancy spider robots, family doctors - we probably use a computer more than any other tool.
Read moreOne of the most common frustrations for patients is when their doctor is late for an appointment. This is something that we try to minimize as much as possible, but unfortunately, we don't have a way to entirely eliminate this problem.
Nevertheless, we're believers in being transparent when it comes to issues such as this. If we can't fully solve the problem, at least we can try to communicate why this is happening, and what we're doing to minimize this problem.
Read moreThe relationship between our technology use and patient communication policies, and our ability to care for patients who have limited access to technology is a thorny issue. Providing accessible health care is one of our priorities, so our use of technology is something that we grappled with at length prior to proceeding as we have.
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To follow up on last week's post discussing phone systems and VoIP generally, the obvious question is what physical technology is needed to use a feature-rich VoIP provider such as voip.ms
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As a technology focused clinic, we're oftentimes asked by other small businesses and start-ups for technology related recommendations. Sometimes it's health care related; sometimes it's not.
This is the start of #TuesdayTechTips - a series of weekly (*hopefully) posts where we'll share our research and experiences.
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From Stocksnap
Over the past week, several of my middle age and elderly patients have requested prescriptions for a Shingles vaccine (Zostavax). There is a lot of marketing (complete with fiery burning barbed wire around a body) about the vaccine so I think it is important to understand the limitations of the vaccine before proceeding.
Read moreWe're occasionally asked why we request OHIP numbers as part of our online registration process.
As physicians at Magenta Health are family doctors who provide ongoing, long-term primary care for enrolled patients, they are unable to enroll patients who do not have valid OHIP coverage; this includes patients who are only covered by another provincial health plan, or by third-party insurance. (read more here).
We therefore ask patients to supply their OHIP number upfront, as part of the initial online registration process, so that we can validate and confirm this information with the Ontario Government. This step usually takes a couple days, but it prevents the situation of patients taking time out of their busy day to come to the clinic, only to find out once they arrive that their OHIP has expired or is otherwise invalid, and that they will not be able to complete their appointment with a physician.
One of the advantages of living and working in downtown Toronto is the vibrancy of its technology start-up ecosystem. Everywhere we turn, it feels like we bump into a different start-up working to improve some aspect of our day-to-day lives, particular in health-care.
Read moreWarmer weather is just around the corner, and so should our vigilance for sun protection and skin cancer. There are several types of skin cancers, but malignant melanoma is the most fatal form of them all as it can invade through the skin and spread throughout the body. Fortunately though, early detection results in a high cure rate (about 90%), which is why we will go over the ABCDEs of melanomas.
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This image was created by 18-year-old Mary Anne Marcondes. Visit her site for more of her work and her series on bullying.
A Toronto Public Health Survey of 6,053 Grade 7-12 students across Toronto’s four public boards showed that 20% or 1 in 5 students reported having being bullied in the 2014 school year. This number is of public health concern, as bullying can lead to long-term negative emotional and physical consequences.
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