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November 14, 2016<\/strong> \u2013 The Ottawa Hospital and the Bariatric Medical Institute have partnered with SeamlessMD\u2019s patient engagement platform to extend their support for bariatric surgery patients into its patients\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n The Bariatric Centre of Excellence of The Ottawa Hospital currently performs over 500 bariatric surgeries annually. In the past year, The Ottawa Hospital has partnered with the Ottawa-based Bariatric Medical Institute as a pilot project through the Ontario Bariatric Network to provide services to patients before and after bariatric surgery.<\/p>\n Patients enrolled in Ottawa\u2019s bariatric surgery program now have access to the SeamlessMD platform on their smartphone, tablet or computer, and it will keep patients on track with key steps in their bariatric journey. The SeamlessMD platform will support patients through preparation and recovery using reminders, tasks, progress tracking and feedback. The care teams at The Ottawa Hospital and Bariatric Medical Institute will be able to track their patients\u2019 progress in real-time, intervene sooner for patients at-risk and improve the quality of its program through advanced reporting and analytics.<\/p>\n \u201cPatients having bariatric surgery require intensive screening and education prior to surgery and close monitoring after surgery. We wanted to leverage technology to provide additional support to our patients through the process as well as easily accessible educational resources along the way,\u201d said Michelle Foulkes, Clinical Manager for the Bariatric Centre of Excellence at The Ottawa Hospital. \u201cWe chose SeamlessMD because of their previous experience with developing resources for patients who are having bariatric surgery as well as the accessibility of technology platforms. We were also impressed with their demonstrated capacity to improve the patient experience and the ability to use outcome data for quality improvement initiatives in our program\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cOur organization is always looking for ways to better support patients\u201d said Lorne Segal, Director of Operations, Bariatric Medical Institute, \u201cSeamlessMD is a brilliant solution for surgical patients that will allow our care team to be more proactive, catch patient issues sooner, and help our patients have a safer recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n By using the SeamlessMD platform, the care teams at both The Ottawa Hospital and Bariatric Medical Institute will be able to deliver more coordinated care for their patients while they prepare and recover in the community.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are excited to support The Ottawa Hospital and the Bariatric Medical Institute as thought leaders in improving patient care for bariatric surgery,\u201d said Dr. Joshua Liu, CEO of SeamlessMD. \u201cThese two forward thinking organizations are setting a new bar for patient engagement and high-quality health care.\u201d<\/p>\n Media contact:<\/strong> About The Ottawa Hospital About the Bariatric Medical Institute About SeamlessMD November 14, 2016 \u2013 The Ottawa Hospital and the Bariatric Medical Institute have partnered with SeamlessMD\u2019s patient engagement platform to extend their support for bariatric surgery patients into its patients\u2019 homes. The Bariatric Centre of Excellence of The Ottawa Hospital currently performs over 500 bariatric surgeries annually. In the past year, The Ottawa Hospital has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsroom"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Ottawa Hospital: Sarah Hartwick; 613-798-5555 ext. 79211; shartwick@toh.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Ottawa Hospital is one of Canada\u2019s largest learning and research hospitals with over 1,100 beds, approximately 12,000 staff and an annual budget of over $1.2 billion. Our focus on research and learning helps us develop new and innovative ways to treat patients and improve care. As a multi-campus hospital, affiliated with the University of Ottawa, we deliver specialized care to the Eastern Ontario region, but our techniques and research discoveries are adopted around the world. We engage the community at all levels to support our vision for better patient care. For more information about The Ottawa Hospital, please visit the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Bariatric Medical Institute (BMI) opened its doors in 2004 as Canada\u2019s first evidence based inter-disciplinary medical office with an exclusive focus on weight management.\u00a0 Led by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, BMI works with both The Ottawa Hospital and the Ontario Ministry of Health delivering both adult and paediatric programs that utilize the latest developments in both behaviour medicine and technology to deliver leading medical care. \u00a0In addition to serving the greater Ottawa community, BMI also serves as a teaching centre for medical students, medical residence, and dietetic interns. For more information about, the Bariatric Medical Institute, please visit www.bmimedical.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>SeamlessMD provides the leading patient engagement solution for hospitals to optimize surgical care. \u00a0Hospitals use SeamlessMD to enhance the patient experience, improve surgical outcomes and lower costs. The SeamlessMD platform supports patients through preparation and recovery with reminders, video-based education, progress tracking and clinical data collection. Providers and administrators can access clinical intelligence tools to track patient compliance, catch complications earlier and improve population health. For more information about SeamlessMD, please visit www.seamless.md<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"