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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: Connect Health. 2022 Jan 4;1:7–35. doi: 10.20517/ch.2021.03

Table 2. Recommendations to ensure the delivery of quality health services in virtual care provided by the Canadian Medical Association, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada task force.

  • Establishing national standards for patient health information access

  • Supporting federal regulatory authorities to simplify physician registration and licensure processes in order to enable virtual care services across provincial and territorial boundaries

  • Developing revenue-neutral fee schedules for in-person and virtual care appointments

  • Implementing education and training about virtual care technology for healthcare delivery in the undergraduate and postgraduate medical curriculum as well as providing continuing professional medical education on the topic for physicians and other healthcare providers

  • Ensuring sufficient and equitable broadband access and speed in remote areas and other digital deserts and providing digital literacy training for the public