April 11, 2022
The pandemic drove an increased need for patients to connect with providers in new ways. As such, USask was awarded $150,000 by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation to create a roadmap for delivering integrated and patient-centred virtual care as part of regular, equitable health services. The project is assembling investigators to ensure the framework is based on principles of appropriateness and equity and to assure it provides metrics and an evaluation structure to assess its effectiveness. The aim is to implement a strategy that responds to the needs of urban and rural populations, increase health system capacity, reduce costs, promote collaboration and enhance the patient/provider experience.