Hôpital Montfort Establishes an Innovative Partnership to Accelerate Emergency Department Care

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Hôpital Montfort Establishes an Innovative Partnership to Accelerate Emergency Department CareAuthor of the article:OTTAWA, Ontario — Patients coming to Hôpital Montfort’s Emergency Department can now begin their registration and self-assessment before reaching triage — from a tablet in the waiting room, their own smartphone, or even from home via a free app.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountThe EmergConnect solution, a secure Canadian digital platform for preregistration and pre-triage, was successfully evaluated through OBIO’s Life Sciences Critical Technologies & Commercialization (LSCTC) Centre of Excellence, in partnership with the Institut du Savoir Montfort. The evaluation took place in the Montfort Emergency Department over several months, with the goal of reducing wait times, improving the patient experience, and easing the administrative workload of the clinical teams.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Based on preliminary results, Montfort procured the EmergConnect technology through OBIO’s Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN®), and was the first hospital to do so in the Ottawa region. EAHN® is supported by the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and LSCTC is supported by the Government of Ontario. EmergConnect allows patients to complete a guided questionnaire before meeting with a triage nurse, using a free app on their own mobile devices or on tablets provided in the Emergency Department. They can provide information about their symptoms, relevant medical history, and reason for their visit. With their consent, this information is made available to clinical teams from the earliest stages of triage. The platform also includes an electronic pre-triage feature for paramedics, which allows care coordination to begin even before patients transported by ambulance arrive at the Emergency Department. Completing this process in advance is optional; all patients presenting to the Emergency Department are assessed according to the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS).Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againFor Hôpital Montfort, Ontario’s francophone academic hospital, this partnership reflects a patient-centred approach to innovation. By adding a self-assessment step before triage, Montfort aims to accelerate patient care, enable frontline teams to spend more time with patients, and improve the speed and efficiency of care coordination in the Emergency Department.Evaluating and implementing the solution through OBIO’s LSCTC Centre of Excellence and EAHN® also allows Hôpital Montfort and the Institut du Savoir Montfort to generate real-world evidence that can support the broader adoption of promising Canadian health technologies across other hospitals.“The collaboration between Hôpital Montfort, the Institut du Savoir Montfort, and EmergConnect is a concrete lever to transform the way we work: by partnering with innovative organizations and reducing administrative tasks, we enable our teams to focus on what matters most — patient- and community-centred care.” — Marie Parish, Clinical Director, Critical Care, Hôpital Montfort“Emergency care should begin the moment a patient decides they need help – not when the paperwork is done. Our partnership with Hôpital Montfort, the Institut du Savoir Montfort, and OBIO® makes that possible: patients arrive already heard, and clinicians get their time back for care. Innovation is how Canadian healthcare will meet the capacity our communities need in the years ahead, and it takes leaders like Montfort and the Institut du Savoir Montfort to make that possible for everyone else.” This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.— Ron Galaev, CEO, EmergConnecthrough OBIO’s EAHN® and LSCTC Centre of Excellence, Canadian companies with innovations like EmergConnect can partner with early adopter hospitals to generate real-world evidence that will support the procurement of solutions that address urgent care challenges. This partnership with Hôpital Montfort and Institut du Savoir Montfort shows how a positive evaluation can accelerate the integration of promising health technologies and improve the efficiency of the care coordination experience for both patients and clinical te— Dr. Maura Campbell, President and CEO, OBIO®In the coming months, Hôpital Montfort and the Institut du Savoir Montfort will continue to evaluate the impact of EmergConnect on wait times, patient experience, and staff workload to inform the next steps and help refine the technology to meet the realities of the healthcare sector. The project demonstrates what innovation looks like when it is designed with people in mind — by delivering an experience that is more patient- and community-centred. The solution has already sparked interest from several other organizations in the region.More information about the platform and how to use it is available at: hopitalmontfort.com/en/emergency.is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization dedicated to advancing health technology innovation and commercialization OBIOis prioritizing the evaluation of new technologies through its Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN), supported by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and focusing on implementing new solutions using critical technologies through its Life Sciences Critical Technologies & Commercialization (LSCTC) Centre of Excellence, supported by the Government of Ontario. OBIOis engaged in strategy, programming, policy development and advocacy to address the needs of the next generation of companies developing innovative human health products.For more information, please visit OBIO.ca, follow OBIO® on LinkedIn and X, or contact Doriane Rey, Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications at OBIO®.EmergConnect is a clinical AI company focused on making healthcare as much about human connection as possible. Rather than adding another record to document, EmergConnect works alongside existing hospital systems to automate the clinical workflows that sit between information and action: capturing the encounter, surfacing the right evidence at the point of decision, routing patients through protocols, and closing the loop across transitions in care. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Ontario. EmergConnect is deployed and in partnership with hospitals and research institutes across Canada, including academic, community and rural sites.This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.For more information, please visit emergconnect.com or contact info@emergconnect.com.Montfort is Ontario’s Francophone academic hospital, providing exemplary person- and community-centred care. Montfort is one of two hospitals in Canada that: are teaching hospitals; serve a general population; have intensive care, obstetric, mental health, rehabilitation and other acute care beds; are among the top 40 hospitals out of over 600 in Canada, as well as the top 40 research hospitals in the country; and have no performance indicators below average or weakening, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.Awarded the highest distinction by Accreditation Canada four times in a row, Montfort is the first hospital to be designated Francophone host as a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.For more information: communications@montfort.on.caAbout the Institut du Savoir Montfort Created in 2015, Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM) is Montfort’s academic and scientific pillar, dedicated to teaching, research, and innovation in healthcare. Its mission is to serve as a unique French-language environment that combines teaching, research, and innovation in healthcare. Through its initiatives, ISM helps train the next generation of professionals and disseminate new knowledge to improve patient care.View source version on businesswire.com: Doriane Rey Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications OBIO® dorianerey@obio.ca This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.