• According to a survey conducted by the MD Financial Management, almost 50% of Canadian physicians aged 40+ years are struggling to save money for their retirements and do not have a financial plan while 67% agreed that their financial plans are impacted by unexpected expenses.
• Based on a survey conducted by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the common electronic tools used by Canadian physicians are follows:
"Reminders for patient care": 41.6% of Canadian physicians use such tools
"Ordering lab tests": 62.5% 
"Ordering diagnostic tests": 62.5% 
"Receipt of a hospital visit and discharge information": 61.1% 
"Clinical decision support tool": 40.3% 
"Access to the list of medications taken by a patient": 72.2% 
"Warnings for drug interactions": 50.9% 
"Interface to pharmacy/pharmacist": 18.1% 
"Access to lab test/diagnostic results": 86.5% 
"Referral to other physicians": 54.7% 
"Secure transfer of patient information": 36.4% 
"Access to provincial/territorial patient information systems": 49.9% 
"Interface to non-doctor health professionals": 14.7% 
"An Artificial Intelligence (AI)": 1.3% 

• However, physicians in Canada reported that their patients use limited electronic tools. Only 13.3% of their patients request appointments online; 6.3% request prescription renewals online; 22.4% of patients view their health records online; 19.2% consult via message or email; 3.9% add their measurements in their electronic tools; and only 4.8% add documentation in their electronic record.

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