Even back then, we realized that connecting care and basically bridging the gap of data silos were going to be important for the future. Given Telus's footprint with pharmacies, EMRs and even some hospital-based solutions in Quebec, we recognized that this would be a critical infrastructure to provide connectivity.
This program started by looking at e-prescribing, but it was not limited to this particular service. As we know, clinical communication is also of high value. The goal was really to look at how it can reduce inefficiencies for the health care ecosystem, particularly attacking the fax situation, which still plagues our system quite significantly.
The ability to digitize a lot of these paper-based interactions was our answer, when we started developing the Telus Health Exchange. The opportunity with Infoway came around 2017, when they required the exclusive use of our technology, and we provided this as part of our agreement.
