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Digital technology is breaking down barriers to mental health care

The pandemic has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of Canadians seeking help for mental health issues.

Digital health literacy as a social determinant of health

Online mental health tool proving useful for public safety personnel

Virtual Care Support Boosts Digital Health Literacy, Care Access

'Virtual Assistant' to help Hamilton with case management and contact tracing for COVID-19

Ottawa invests in virtual care in BC and PEI

How a Canadian invention is keeping surgical skills sharp while COVID-19 idles many ORs

How machine learning is revolutionizing medical research in Nova Scotia and beyond

Virtual Care in the Post-COVID World: How to Prepare Your Healthcare Environment

As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated telehealth adoption, many patients and providers supported the remote-friendly technology.

Transforming Health Care on Vancouver Island

How lived experience could help us better understand mental health challenges facing older adults

We created a support network to fight mental illness in the Indigenous community

Report finds half of older patients prefer digital tools to in-person consultations

Top 3 takeaways from a year that saw Canada’s healthcare sector transformed by innovation

Virtual care team aims to reduce mental health wait times in Cape Breton

Virtual mental health consultations on the rise in Saskatchewan

Doctors adapt to treating patients virtually during COVID-19 pandemic

Toronto hospitals encouraged by early stages of virtual ER programs

Virtual clinic gives health care access to Alberta's isolated Indigenous communities

Thunder Bay hospital opens virtual emergency department

Some residents of Thunder Bay can now access emergency medical care from the comfort of their own homes thanks to a new pilot project.

New website connects P.E.I. residents to mental health and substance use services

Opinion: Keep the virtual health-care revolution going

Imagining better health outcomes: How Canada can deliver on the promise of virtual care

Sudbury's Health Science's North opens 'virtual emergency department'

From virtual visits to emailed test results, COVID-19 has modernized health care in Nova Scotia

Predictions for health care IT in 2021

Health IT in Canada is evolving rapidly as it tries to respond to COVID-19 while still managing other non-pandemic challenges.

Digital healthcare was the future. Then along came Covid-19

In 2021, more people will gain access to their health data and use it to make decisions about their medical care.