2026-06-22 from here

Statistics Canada has published a new report entitled Patient experiences with virtual health care in Canada: Modes of delivery and satisfaction with care, wherein the report’s researchers note that those without regular health care providers are more likely to report lower satisfaction with their virtual care experiences.

They found that telephone consultations were the main modality used for virtual visits with family doctors and nurse practitioners and specialists. Doctors and nurse practitioners used the telephone with patients 77.9 per cent of the time, while specialists’ appointments occurred on the telephone 62.1 per cent of the time.

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