Today we’re profiling MedEssist as part of our video series, Stay In-novating.
What is Stay Innovating?
Stay In-novating profiles innovative small businesses in Canada that are finding creative ways to deal with the various challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Keeping business running, providing support to employees, adapting to a completely different customer’s experiences, these are only some of the topics that are the things we should bt talking about. This series was developed to promote and support our small businesses that deserve the spotlight for their excellent services and decisions during these times.
About MedEssist
MedEssist is a new startup working towards personalized apps for pharmacies. The MedEssist app allows Canadians to order medications from any pharmacy using their phone or computer by scanning any pharmacy receipt. It is designed to remind users to take their medications, safely store their medical data, and order their refills through the app in seconds.
They are used by 125 pharmacies and 3 hospitals over the past year. When Covid-19 hit, they saw that current clients were using the app more to reduce foot traffic in local pharmacies, and dedicated themselves to promoting this benefit. This promotes social distancing and limits the number of patients entering or waiting at pharmacies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 to the more vulnerable population.
During the COVID-19 situation, frontline nurses and doctors are often prioritized for protective supplies, however, it is important to remember that pharmacists are medical professionals as well to ask medical questions to. Community pharmacies are small businesses themselves, with a majority of them not originally having a website. This is where MedEssist is stepping in the help the pharmacy business.
MedEssist will also allow hospitals and pharmacies to share inventory to address medication shortages, making the challenge to deal with limited supplies much easier. On the patient side, users can use MedEssist to locate pharmacies based specifically on the supply of the medications they need.
Thank you to our Official Supporters
We are thrilled to be supported by these organizations that truly care about advocating for the small business community and Canada:
Startup Canada is the national rallying community and voice for Canada’s 3.5 million entrepreneurs, representing more than 250,000 entrepreneurs and 50 grassroots communities. They are the network promoting, inspiring, educating, connecting, and giving a voice to Canada’s entrepreneurs; supporting them to start, operate, and scale businesses that build a better Canada for the world today and for future generations.
Next Canada is Canada’s strongest and most dedicated entrepreneurial network made up of 500+ top Canadian academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and founders. They accelerate their trajectory with access to education, mentorship, and funding.
RSM Canada LLP provides public accounting services and is the Canadian member firm of RSM International, a global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms with more than 41,000 people in 116 countries. Their purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues, and communities through world-class audit, tax, and consulting services focused on middle-market businesses.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce has connected businesses of all sizes, from all sectors and from all regions of the country to advocate for public policies that will foster a strong, competitive economic environment that benefits businesses, communities, and families across Canada.
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