From appointment scheduling and reminders to sharing results and follow-ups, clinics handle countless patient touchpoints every day. Without the right tools, these interactions can quickly create extra work for staff and leave patients feeling disconnected. Ocean’s...
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At Ocean, we’re always working to build the best platform for patient engagement and provider communication in Canada. With new features and improvements rolling out every three weeks, our product and development teams have been busy making Ocean more powerful,...
Supporting the System: How eReferrals are Helping Canadians
Across the country, health teams are making real progress on digital transformation—and with that, the era of coordinating patient care by fax machines is finally ending. Today, every clinic that moves a referral from paper to a secure digital workflow removes...
Get your clinic ready for flu season with Ocean (2025 Update)
Flu season is approaching, and with vaccination rates dipping across Canada compared to last year, clinics have an important role to play in making it easy for patients to get their shots. Ocean can help streamline that process, giving your team the tools to reach...
Enhancing specialist workflows with OceanMD’s patient engagement tools
While many specialists and healthcare services across Canada are already familiar with the benefits of Ocean eReferrals, there are opportunities to go even further with tools that improve practice efficiency. Beyond eReferrals, patient engagement tools like online...
Dr. Doug’s Desk: Reflections on AI scribes in clinical practice
Dr. Doug KavanaghThe following is a post from Dr. Doug Kavanagh, co-founder and medical director of OceanMD and practising family physician with the North York Family Heath Team.As a family physician who has spent a large portion of my 18+ year medical career building...
WELL’s OceanMD to Roll Out eReferral & eOrders Platform to Help Providers and Patients in British Columbia Digitize & Modernize Clinical Workflows
WELL’s subsidiary OceanMD has signed a $38.5 million contract with British Columbia’s Provincial Health Services Authority to provide an array of digital services, such as eReferrals, eConsults, and eOrders to help further empower providers with best-in-class digital...
Revolutionizing Patient Care: Nova Scotia’s Strategic Move to eReferrals
The launch of Nova Scotia's surgical eReferral program, powered by the Ocean platform, marks a significant milestone in improving patient care. Hear how visionary leadership and innovation are paving the way for a more efficient and patient-centered healthcare system....
Three digital health tools to help combat clinic burnout
While the peak of the pandemic may finally be behind us, our healthcare system’s capacity continues to struggle. Recruitment challenges, increased patient needs and COVID-related precautions and protocols are all weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of our...
Automate mental health screening with Ocean
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in Canada. Throughout the month, we will highlight content such as this blog post and mental health questionnaires in the Ocean Library. Follow along on our social to stay in touch!With an estimated one in five Canadians...
CognisantMD is Now OceanMD!
CognisantMD is now OceanMD, a WELL Health Company! As we celebrate ten years of providing powerful, integrated solutions for digital healthcare in Canada, we are thrilled to unveil our new brand identity, OceanMD. Along with a new corporate logo and accompanying...
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