The OMA comments come as pediatric hospitals, emergency departments and the overall health-care system are struggling to meet the demands of a triple-threat of respiratory syncytial virus, the seasonal flu and COVID-19.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Advocates say virtual walk-in clinics provide greater access to care and prevent them from visiting emergency rooms and pediatric hospitals with less urgent matters. The study and the OMA are failing to address that the majority of patients accessing virtual care platforms utilize them because of a lack of options, and most don’t have timely access to a family doctor or are unable to secure one at all due to lack of availability, Lowe said.“It’s not surprising that the patient may again present to the ER for lack of other options, but there’s certainly no evidence to suggest that the virtual visit ⦠caused them or contributed to going to the ER.
“Children and families in a publicly funded health-care system deserve timely access to a doctor and we have the technology, we have the expertise to be able to do much of that through virtual visits.”Article content Rocket Doctors’ founder Dr. William Cherniak said the platform has seen a mass exodus of Ontario doctors since the fee changes kicked in. He said his company has gone from having 20 family or emergency physicians available per day to between three and four. Where it used to see 500 patients per day, he added, that number is now closer to 50 daily.Article content
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