"None of us have gone through this, shifting from face-to-face care 95 per cent of the time to 95 per cent virtual care." Most of her patients are happy with the convenience — and safety — virtual appointments afford, Kay-Pfau said. The first day of focusing on virtual care was especially disconcerting, Defreitas said, as she and her colleagues faced some of the limitations of virtual appointments. There is no cap on the number of virtual appointments doctors can charge for under the new codes. A spokesperson for Health Minister Tyler Shandro did not respond to a query about virtual care billing.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2020 11:58 UTC