Clinical Telemedicine Utilization in Ontario over the Ontario Telemedicine Network

INTRODUCTION: Northern Ontario is a region in Canada with approximately 775,000 people in communities scattered across 803,000 km(2). The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) facilitates access to medical care in areas that are often underserved. We assessed how OTN utilization differed throughout the province. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used OTN medical service utilization data collected through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan and provided by …