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Health Care Delivery and Access to Lab Results in Jurisdictions During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of health care delivery in Canada. Jurisdictions have promptly responded and have shifted health care delivery from in-person to virtual, enabling patients and physicians to safely connect at a distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This deck provides an overview of jurisdictional progress with virtual care, including how patients are accessing virtual care services and lab results.

Note: The survey results are available only for provinces where the sample size allowed for a meaningful analysis.