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We’re excited to introduce Advanced Clinic Booking, a new set of capabilities within Ocean Online Booking, designed to give clinics more flexibility in how they offer access to care. As clinics move...

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Paul Maindonald joins OceanMD as VP of Strategic Partnerships

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New! Ocean Launches Advanced Clinic Booking

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Supporting the System: How eReferrals are Helping Canadians

Introducing Ocean Academy – A new way to explore Ocean!

Ocean achieves global security standard with ISO 27001 certification

The new Secure Messaging pilot project in Ontario allows doctors to bill up to $450/mo for eligible services using the fee code K303A. Ocean secure Patient Messages is eligible for fee code K303A services.

K303A: Ontario’s Secure Messaging Fee Code Begins April 1 2024

Big Win for BC as Ocean Expands From Coast to Coast!

WELL’s OceanMD to Roll Out eReferral & eOrders Platform to Help Providers and Patients in British Columbia Digitize & Modernize Clinical Workflows

Revolutionizing Patient Care: Nova Scotia’s Strategic Move to eReferrals

Novari and Ocean integrating to improve eReferrals

A Letter from Jeff Kavanagh, CEO of CognisantMD

Leaders in digital health: St. Joe’s partners with the Ontario eServices Program to enhance patient experiences through eReferral

Ocean joins Apps.Health marketplace

Meeting CPSO’s referral policy changes with Ocean

Joule partners with CognisantMD

Ontario Ministry announces Ocean eReferral expansion

Syrian refugee medical translation tool reduces language barriers

Ontario’s first EMR-integrated patient eReferral solution launches

We’ve partnered with the Centre for Effective Practice

CognisantMD launches Ocean eRequests

A photo of Doug Kavanagh, co-founder and chief medical officer, and Jeff Kavanagh, CEO and co-founder of OceanMD, formerly known as CognisantMD

Ocean updates over 100,000 Canadian patient records

Platform Updates

Order Sets with Ocean: How Autofill Templates Speed Up Your eRequests

Introducing Ocean’s Enhanced Bilingual Experience for Providers

Meet ECKO, Ocean’s New AI-Knowledge Assistant

Ocean Ecosystem Expands with New Integrations to MEDITECH, CHR, EMHWare and More!

Product Updates

New for reminders: Text, easier targeting, and more!

Introducing Ocean Online Booking for OSCAR Pro

ICYMI: The latest and greatest updates Ocean users love

Pre-Authorized Debit payments now available on Ocean

Accuro deepens Ocean integration with enhanced workflows

Sneak Peak: Exciting news and updates for Ocean Patient Messages!

Ocean Community

Dr. Doug’s Desk: Reflections on AI scribes in clinical practice

Ocean-Strata Integration Streamlines Community Referrals for Surrey Place

New patient tool helps improve access to primary care for people with developmental disabilities

Learn from your peers: How Women’s College Hospital uses check-in kiosks for infection control

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Mental health, early screening and AI: The most used forms in 2025

Ocean eReferral Spotlight: Gastroenterology

Form Feature: The LookSee Launcher and other family-friendly forms

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Paul Maindonald joins OceanMD as VP of Strategic Partnerships

Paul Maindonald joins OceanMD as VP of Strategic Partnerships

Paul MaindonaldVice President, Strategic PartnershipsMeet the latest addition...

Welcome Aboard! Meet OceanMD’s Newest Team Members

Welcome Aboard! Meet OceanMD’s Newest Team Members

Over the past six months, we've had the honour of welcoming nine incredible...

Community Feature: Spotlight on the Ocean-Med Access Extension

Community Feature: Spotlight on the Ocean-Med Access Extension

Attention Med Access users! If you’re sending eReferrals with Ocean, we highly...

Ocean sets sail for growth with six key promotions

Ocean sets sail for growth with six key promotions

In 2024, Ocean is poised for substantial growth in two big ways: by fully...

Working at OceanMD: Emily MacFarlane, Software Developer

Working at OceanMD: Emily MacFarlane, Software Developer

Emily MacFarlaneSoftware DeveloperEmily has collaborated on product features...

OceanMD hires Lori-Anne Payson to lead new Government Program Services team

OceanMD hires Lori-Anne Payson to lead new Government Program Services team

As Ocean is actively expanding from coast to coast, we’re pleased to announce...

Working at OceanMD: Jonathan Fishbein, VP of Research and Development

Working at OceanMD: Jonathan Fishbein, VP of Research and Development

Jon FishbeinDirector, Research and DevelopmentJon Fishbein describes his role...

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