Simplifying and connecting healthcare systems.
About the growing physician network and best practices in their way of using scheduling software, patient booking solutions and secure messaging app
With technology invading hospitals, doctors have increasingly needed to adopt and adapt to these new devices in many aspects of their daily work. What’s more, new doctors entering… Read More
With the many elements to deal with when planning a schedule, it can quickly become overwhelming. Physician schedules, more often than not, are planned and maintained by physicians themsel… Read More
“TEDMED convenes and curates extraordinary people and ideas from all disciplines both inside and outside of medicine in pursuit of unexpected connections that accelerate innovation i… Read More
When doctors see patients, it often takes several minutes to get up-to-date information on how the patient is doing and what tests were run beforehand as well as their condition prior to s… Read More
A patient has been admitted to the emergency room at the hospital. Once triaging is done and an ER physician has quickly seen the patient, if they need a specialist from another department… Read More
Last April, the Quebec Health Minister, Gaétan Barrette, introduced his plan of creating “super-clinics” in order to increase access to frontline care for patients in Qu… Read More
Within physician groups, whether by department or other, someone is always given the task of planning and managing the schedule. The thing is, physicians aren’t paid to take on the e… Read More
With recent healthcare news articles headlining the numerous cyber attacks, it comes at no surprise that increased security at various levels has been thoroughly enforced. Security breache… Read More
There are many specialties in the world of medicine and when our symptoms don’t fall within the scope of knowledge of one specialty, we are transferred to another. We have all been s… Read More
Working closely with physicians for the past 6 years, PetalMD has learned a thing or two about how physicians operate. Today, our message to you is: Dear physicians, it’s time to ent… Read More
Communication is the foundation of effective care coordination. In the patient-centric care model, the circle of care team must be able to quickly reach each other and exchange information… Read More
Canada’s first fully digital hospital opened its doors last October in Toronto, Ontario. Humber River Hospital is one of Canada’s largest regional acute care hospitals and is n… Read More
Medical practices, hospitals and physicians are increasingly integrating technology into their work ways. This being said, the automation of some processes has helped many staff members be… Read More
Is your clinic plagued by a high no-show rate? Are you confused as to whom is to be held accountable? In reality, factors such as lack of resources on both the patient and clinic’s e… Read More
Emergency departments are increasingly under pressure to decrease wait times. In an effort to address this problem, PetalMD has built a software that optimizes physician schedules by… Read More
The concept of Advanced Access was first introduced by Mark Murray in 1990 due to growing accessibility problems. The issues behind millions of Canadians not having access to a family doct… Read More
The long winter months are behind us and spring is here. With the new season, comes new industry events and conferences. The PetalMD team will be going to a few of these. If you’re i… Read More
If you want to learn and experience the latest developments and trends in health IT, the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)1 is the place to be. With over… Read More
With pressures from physicians, patients and the government, managing a clinic can be challenging. The use of various processes doesn’t help. What should your clinic focus on? Where… Read More