Asthma Society of Canada Partners With PatientOrderSets.com to Deliver Asthma Education to the Patient Bedside
Partnership Will Provide Health Professionals With the Patient-Centred Education Materials at More Than 160 Hospitals Across Canada
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 09/12/11 -- The Asthma Society of Canada and PatientOrderSets.com are proud to announce a partnership to deliver specialized asthma education materials through PatientOrderSets.com's national network of more than 160 hospitals.
By partnering with PatientOrderSets.com, the Asthma Society of Canada will be able reach thousands of asthma patients when it matters most - right at the hospital bedside. The Asthma Society of Canada will share its evidence-based, age appropriate asthma patient education material with the PatientOrderSets.com hospital network, improving access to these materials for health care professionals and ultimately increasing patient awareness. In turn, the Asthma Society of Canada will have access to usage rates of its materials from across the more than 160 hospitals.
PatientOrderSets.com provides its client hospitals with a comprehensive web-based clinical document and order set technology that includes:
PatientOrderSet.com client hospitals are part of a network of more than 160 healthcare organizations that work directly with peer hospitals, clinicians, specialty medical societies, like the Asthma Society of Canada, and other health-care stakeholders to share order sets and maintain evidence-based best practices.
PatientOrderSets.com is endorsed by the Ontario Hospital Association as a best practice for hospitals.
Christine Hampson, President & CEO of the Asthma Society of Canada said, "Our partnership with PatientOrderSets ensures that physicians and patients have the latest and most relevant asthma information on hand. We are happy to announce that our patient education materials will be available directly to more than 160 hospitals. The Asthma Society of Canada is on board with this innovative approach and strongly believes that greater collaboration will increase the quality of patient care."
Dr. Chris O'Connor, President of PatientOrderSets.com said, "We're grateful to earn the trust of the Asthma Society of Canada. With this partnership, our network is not only growing, but also gaining a valuable and knowledgeable partner. Collaboration is the way forward for the Canadian healthcare system and patients are the first to benefit from this partnership."
About the Asthma Society of Canada
The Asthma Society of Canada provides evidence-based, market tested, age appropriate asthma information, education, management tools and support programs for Canadians with asthma. The Society provides this information directly through telephone, Internet, and print, and indirectly through healthcare providers, primary caregivers, teachers, coaches, employers and community organizations.
Contacts:
PatientOrderSets.com Ltd.
Sachin Aggarwal
Vice President
647-701-7917
The Asthma Society of Canada
1-866-787-4050 or (416) 787-4050
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