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Intrahealth is a transformational acquisition for the WELL EMR Group as it transitions the business unit from solely providing OSCAR EMR
(1) services to being a provider of multiple EMR product offerings in global markets.
Intrahealth is an enterprise class EMR provider supporting approximately 15,000 clinicians providing care for millions of patients from small clinics to large health delivery organisations in its global network across Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Over the past 12 months Intrahealth generated approximately $9M in revenues with over 20% in EBITDA margin
(2). Over 80% of Intrahealth s revenue is high margin recurring revenue.
WELL also anticipates integrating Intrahealth to the apps.health marketplace in the coming months, paving the way for third party app developers to have their digital health applications available on both OSCAR Pro and Intrahealth platforms.
Study: Culture plays a critical role in perception of palliative care in South Asian populations
When dealing with a life-limiting illness, palliative care can improve the quality of life for patients and families. However, for many people, the fear of end of life care prevents them from exploring it. A recent study from William Osler Health System (Osler) and McMaster University examined awareness of palliative care in the South Asian community and found that culture plays a critical role in the perception of palliative care. This perception, in turn, affects whether or not patients will be open to receiving it.
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January 7, 2021 (BRAMPTON - HAMILTON) When dealing with a life-limiting illness, palliative care can improve the quality of life for patients and families. However, for many people, the fear of end of life care prevents them from exploring it. A recent study from William Osler Health System (Osler) and McMaster University examined awareness of palliative care in the South Asian community and found that culture plays a critical role in the perception of palliative care. This perception, in turn, affects whether or not patients will be open to receiving it.
Funded by a McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Pilot Research Project Funding Grant, the observational study is one of the few person-centered palliative care studies focused on the South Asian community outside India. The results showed that seventy per cent of participants in the study had a lack of understanding of palliative care and forty-four per cent thought that palliative care went against t