Company:Ontario Telemedicine Network
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| Type | Independent, not-for-profit organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telemedicine |
| Founded | April 2006 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario , Canada |
Number of employees | 250 (2014) |
| Website | otn |
The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) is one of the largest telemedicine networks in the world. Its primary function is to allow patients to receive care virtually with two-way videoconferencing. In addition to clinical care, OTN is used to perform distance education and organize meetings for health care professionals and patients.
Members and Network Partners
The Network has around 600 members, all of them being health care facilities in Ontario. lt includes: public hospitals in Ontario, Family Health Teams, clinics, physician offices, nursing stations, medical and nursing schools, professional organizations, Community Care Access Centres, LHIN offices, First Nations Communities, long-term care homes, and educational facilities.[1]
Utilization
The network consists of more than 1200 sites and 2200 endpoints and around 3200 health care referrers and consultants use the network to provide care to patients.
OTN is used to care for various health issues. The top five clinical categories are mental health and addictions; internal medicine; oncology; surgery and rehabilitation services.[1]
OTN also supports teaching and learning at a distance via videoconferencing and webcasting.[2] Around 390,000 health care professionals participate in OTN-facilitated education each year.[3] In fiscal 2010–11, OTN hosted 11,595 educational events, and 13,146 administrative events. In fiscal 2010–11, OTN hosted more than 1,500 webcasts, a 67% increase over the previous year. There was also a 19% increase in viewership of archived webcasts over 2009–2010, for a total of 28,264 views.[1]
OTN Annual report states that the use of telecommunication in the province aided in avoidance of 121 million kilometres of patient travel and an elimination of nearly 65 million kilograms of pollutants.[1]
In 2018-2019, the use of telemedicine has grown to over 1M virtual events per year, with over 353,000+ patients receiving care virtually in the province of Ontario.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ontario Telemedicine Network 2012/13 Annual Report". Ontario Telemedicine Network. https://otn.ca/sites/default/files/otn-annual-report-2012-13.pdf.
- ↑ Masson, M (December 2014). "Benefits of TED Talks". Canadian Family Physician 60 (12): 1080. PMID 25500595.
- ↑ "OTN Home Page". http://www.otn.ca.
- ↑ "Home". https://www.otn.ca/#.
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