Writi Virtual Healthcare, a new Canadian telemedicine startup, recently announced efforts to reduce the number of deaths in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its new PHIPA and HIPPA-complaint telemedicine solution will now be implemented at Brampton’s Holland Christian Homes — a location where 16 residents and four staff tested positive for COVID-19—to help staff safely manage the health of residents with the support o physicians.
Writi Virtual Healthcare also partnered with PointClickCare, MED e-Care, Telus Health(Kroll) to help reduce inefficiencies in administrative tasks to give staff more time to focus on caring for residents. The technology is able to electronically prescribe medications to pharmacies, schedule safe and convenient virtual visits and appointments, implement virtual visits through high definition video call, secure instant messaging for staff and patients, add ordres automatically to residents digital record on the platform, and give remote access to medication history through its Telus Health Kroll partner.
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Trend Themes
1. Long-term Care Telemedicine - Increased demand for telemedicine solutions in long-term care homes creates opportunities for innovative startups like Writi Virtual Healthcare to effectively manage the health of residents.
2. Healthcare Inefficiency Reduction - Partnerships between startups like Writi Virtual Healthcare and industry leaders like PointClickCare, MED e-Care, Telus Health(Kroll) showcase opportunities for disruptive innovation in administrative efficiency to give staff more time to focus on caring for residents.
3. PHIPA and Hippa-compliant Telemedicine Solutions - The integration of security protocols into telemedicine solutions signals an opportunity for startups to differentiate themselves by improving data protection measures and giving healthcare providers peace of mind while treating patients online.
Industry Implications
1. Telemedicine - The growing need for remote healthcare solutions in the long-term care industry presents opportunities for telemedicine startups to provide convenient, secure, and effective care to residents and healthcare providers.
2. Healthcare Administration - The integration of innovative administrative tools through partnerships with industry leaders by startups like Writi Virtual Healthcare demonstrates opportunities for disruptive innovation to improve efficiency and productivity in healthcare administration.
3. Health Data Protection - As telemedicine solutions become more prevalent, there is an opportunity for startups to develop innovative security protocols and measures to ensure HIPAA and PHIPA compliance and improve data protection measures in remote healthcare settings.