- WELL Health subsidiary, OceanMD, and HEALWELL subsidiary,
Intrahealth, announce a partnership to integrate OceanMD's leading
eReferral system across Intrahealth's global network to enhance
digital interoperability, streamline healthcare processes, and
improve patient access to care.
- This collaboration enables HEALWELL's Intrahealth to make
OceanMD's eReferral system, which currently supports 120,000
eReferrals and eConsults monthly, available to a wider range of
healthcare facilities, benefiting both providers and patients with
more efficient and connected healthcare services.
VANCOUVER, BC and TORONTO, Aug. 22,
2024 /CNW/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX:
WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF) ("WELL"), a digital health company
focused on tech-enabling healthcare providers, and HEALWELL AI Inc.
(TSX: AIDX, OTCQX: HWAIF) ("HEALWELL"), a healthcare
technology company focused on AI and data science for preventative
care, are jointly pleased to announce WELL's subsidiary OceanMD, a
leading provider of healthcare technology solutions,
and HEALWELL's subsidiary Intrahealth Solutions
("Intrahealth"), a leading technology solutions provider
specializing in electronic health records, have entered into a
strategic partnership. The partnership enables HEALWELL's
Intrahealth to integrate with OceanMD's eReferral system and make
it available to healthcare facilities across Intrahealth's
extensive network, benefiting both providers and patients with more
efficient and connected healthcare services.
Intrahealth's integration with OceanMD will enable healthcare
providers to send, receive, and manage eReferrals directly from
their EMR, simplifying their workflows and improving patient care.
OceanMD's platform now handles over 120,000 eReferrals and
eConsults monthly and has been pivotal in securing contracts with
Ontario, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia for provincial deployments of
eReferrals, eOrders, and eConsult requests. Building on OceanMD's
leadership in driving standards-based interoperability, this
integration will allow Intrahealth to help streamline healthcare
processes, reduce administrative burdens, enhance provider
efficiency, and offer patients better access to their health
data.
Dorian Prior, President of
Intrahealth, commented, "Our partnership with OceanMD is a
testament to our commitment to excellence in healthcare. By
combining our expertise with OceanMD's innovative eReferral system,
we are poised to transform the healthcare landscape, making it both
more connected and patient-centric."
Jeff Kavanagh, CEO of OceanMD,
commented, "We are excited to partner with Intrahealth and further
extend the reach of our industry leading eReferral system to an
enterprise EMR such as Intrahealth that is serving a number of
important critical needs for our healthcare ecosystem and public
sector at large. This collaboration underscores our shared
commitment to enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of
healthcare services through standards-based interoperability.
Together, we are setting a new standard for healthcare efficiency
and patient engagement, while helping to ensure patients receive
timely and coordinated care."
This initiative reflects the dedication of WELL Health and
HEALWELL in advancing healthcare through intelligent solutions and
represents a significant step in providing seamless healthcare
experiences.
For more information about OceanMD or Intrahealth, please visit
https://www.oceanmd.com/ or https://intrahealth.com/.
About WELL Health Technologies Corp.
WELL's mission is to tech-enable healthcare providers. We do
this by developing the best technologies, services, and support
available, which ensures healthcare providers are empowered to
positively impact patient outcomes. WELL's comprehensive healthcare
and digital platform includes extensive front and back-office
management software applications that help physicians run and
secure their practices. WELL's solutions enable more than 34,000
healthcare providers between the US and Canada and power the largest owned and
operated healthcare ecosystem in Canada with more than 175 clinics supporting
primary care, specialized care, and diagnostic services. In
the United States WELL's solutions
are focused on specialized markets such as the gastrointestinal
market, women's health, primary care, and mental health. WELL is
publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
"WELL" and on the OTC Exchange under the symbol "WHTCF". To learn
more about WELL, please visit: well.company.
About OceanMD
OceanMD, 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 oceanmd.com.
About HEALWELL AI
HEALWELL is a healthcare technology company focused on AI and
data science for preventative care. Its mission is to improve
healthcare and save lives through early identification and
detection of disease. Using its own proprietary AI technology
and competencies which includes data science, electronic
health records and clinical research offerings, the Company is
developing and commercializing advanced clinical decision
support systems that can help healthcare providers detect rare and
chronic diseases, improve efficiency of their practice and
ultimately help improve patient health outcomes. HEALWELL is
publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
"AIDX" and on the OTC Markets under the symbol "HWAIF". To
learn more about HEALWELL, please visit healwell.ai
About Intrahealth
Intrahealth, a HEALWELL company, is a pioneering force in
healthcare technology, specializing in the development and
implementation of state-of-the-art electronic health record
solutions. With a relentless commitment to advancing patient care,
Intrahealth empowers healthcare providers, institutions, and
governments with innovative digital tools designed to enhance
healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes. Intrahealth
brings significant experience to the corrections environment with
its solutions used across Corrections Victoria and Corrective
Services Western Australia. For more information about Intrahealth,
please visit our official website.
https://intrahealth.com/
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release, constitute
"forward-looking information" and "forward looking statements"
(collectively, "forward looking statements") within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities laws, including the integration of
OceanMD technology into Intrahealth's EMR and the expected benefits
and availability of such products, are based on assumptions and
expectations of WELL and HEALWELL. Forward-looking statements are
necessarily based upon management's perceptions of technical
abilities and assumed benefits, while considered reasonable by WELL
and HEALWELL as of the date of such statements, are outside of WELL
and HEALWELL's control and are inherently subject to business,
economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies which
could result in the forward-looking statements ultimately being
entirely or partially incorrect or untrue. Forward looking
statements contained in this press release are based on various
assumptions, including, but not limited to the ability to
effectively integrate OceanMD's technology into Intrahealth's EMR
and the assumed benefits resulting from which.
Known and unknown risk factors, many of which are beyond the
control of WELL and HEALWELL, could cause the actual benefits and
integration plans to differ materially from the results implied by
such forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include the
technical abilities of both teams to integrate the product, the
interoperability of the data, the desirability of an integrated
product, and the other factors which are discussed under the
section entitled "Risk Factors" in WELL and HEALWELL's most recent
annual information form, which is available under the companies'
respective SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. The risk factors are
not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could
affect WELL and HEALWELL and the reader is cautioned to consider
these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events
carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. There can be no assurance that forward looking
statements will prove to be accurate, as actual benefits could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of
providing information about management's expectations and plans
relating to the future. WELL and HEALWELL disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual
events and such forward-looking statements, except to the extent
required by applicable law. All of the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are qualified by these cautionary
statements.
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