虚拟走廊是一个数字转诊平台,在加拿大各地扩展,通过将初级保健提供者与专家实时连接起来,将病人的等待时间从数月缩短到数小时。 Virtual Hallway, a digital referral platform, has expanded across Canada, slashing patient wait times from months to hours by connecting primary care providers with specialists in real time.

虚拟走廊是五年前在新斯科舍启动的精神病学数字转诊平台,已扩大到6个省的50个医学专业,使病人的等候时间从数月到数日或数小时不等。 Virtual Hallway, a digital referral platform launched in Nova Scotia five years ago for psychiatry, has expanded to 50 medical specialties across six provinces, cutting patient wait times from months to days or hours. 该系统使家庭医生和护士从业者能够安全地与专家实时联系,改善护理协调和获取服务的机会。 The system allows family doctors and nurse practitioners to securely connect with specialists in real time, improving care coordination and access. 最初侧重于心理健康,现在它支持一系列广泛的条件,并帮助提供者更有效地管理复杂案件。 Originally focused on mental health, it now supports a wide range of conditions and is helping providers manage complex cases more effectively. 创建者们打算在全国推广,作为使加拿大保健系统现代化的更广泛努力的一部分。 The founders aim to extend it nationwide as part of broader efforts to modernize Canada’s healthcare system.