GenMD conducts continuing medical education (CME) for Canadian physicians over the Internet including live interactive sessions. The educational sessions are archived on the site allowing physicians to continue their medical education anywhere, anytime.
MDS Diagnostic Services has a number of other eHealth information tools for physicians that are natural extensions of a physician’s routine practice.
MDS plans to make these tools available through a single eHealth platform to allow physicians fast and easy access on the net. The platform will then be expanded through internal development, acquisition and partnerships.
Peter Bennett, senior vice president of MDS Diagnostic Services stated in a press release: We needed to be certain that the Internet had evolved to the point where it could reliably, safely and securely handle sensitive patient information. We needed a way to tie the various MDS Internet tools together, to provide one simple, secure access point for Canadian physicians. We needed to create an internet base for growth and innovation. The GenMD acquisition gives us the platform and the people to make this a reality.
