Virtual Visits Verification Standard

The Virtual Visits Verification Standard helps health service providers make informed decisions about the procurement of virtual care solutions. Compliance with this standard ensures that virtual health care services use safe, secure and interoperable platforms for patient to provider video and secure messaging. Supporting Ontario's Digital First for Health strategy, the standard was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and OntarioMD.

Download the standard: Virtual Visits Solution Requirements 

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About Verified Virtual Visit Solutions

Verification is a review process to ensure that virtual care solutions meet the requirements outlined in the standard.

Solution providers can request a submission package and apply to become verified by emailing verification@ontariohealth.ca. Verified solutions are required to be validated against a set of mandatory requirements in the standard.

Once verified, solutions are published on the Verified Solutions List to help health service providers make an informed selection and to procure verified virtual care solutions to meet their practice needs.

Ontario Health does not endorse any virtual care solution and advises health care providers and organizations to conduct their own due diligence to determine that any solution procured meets their own needs and requirements.

To better understand the roles and responsibilities of solution providers, health service providers and organizations, please read the Terms and Conditions in full.

Health Service Providers

By verifying and validating that video and secure messaging solutions meet all mandatory requirements, Ontario Health supports health service providers in making informed procurement decisions based on a provincial standard for privacy, security, technology and functionality.

Using a solution from the Verified Solutions List ensures that privacy and data protection safeguards provided by the solution meet a minimum standard and have been validated by OntarioMD.

Talk to your solution provider

If you currently use a solution that is not on the Verified Solutions List, encourage your solution provider to become verified by sending an email to verification@ontariohealth.ca to discuss eligibility.

Verification of your own solution

Virtual care solutions developed by, or in partnership with health service providers can become verified. If you have implemented or are planning to implement a solution that is unique to your environment and is not generally or commercially available in the marketplace, send an email to verification@ontariohealth.ca to discuss eligibility.

Understand accessibility requirements

If you are looking for a new solution, or want to understand how accessible your current solution is to people with disabilities, learn more about Ontario Health’s Accessibility Guidance for Virtual Visits.

Last Updated: September 24, 2024