Digital Standards in Health Care

Scaling virtual care and digital health solutions while ensuring the exchange of information is safe, secure, and privacy is protected.

Provincial standards in virtual care and digital health enable more options for care providers and patients in accessing care and health information.

Virtual Visits Verification Standard

The provincial standard and verification process for virtual visit solutions assists providers in selecting the virtual care solution that best meets their care delivery needs, while ensuring care delivery is secure and patient privacy is protected.

Digital Health Information Exchange (DHIEX) Standard

DHIEX is the regulation of digital health information exchange in Ontario for consistent sharing of meaningful health information across systems, which benefits both patients and health care providers alike.

Online Appointment Booking Standard

Ontario Health has developed a provincial standard and user resources to support the implementation of online appointment booking in Ontario.

Patient Portals Standards

Ontario Health has developed a provincial standard and implementation guide to support the implementation of patient portals in Ontario.