Canadian EMRs: how outside software writes in

QHR Technologies (part of Loblaw Companies)

Writing data Documented

The reference lists endpoints that create patients and save documents, waitlist entries, referral orders, tasks, and appointments. Each one needs its own write scope.

How to get access

Email QHR, sign a Terms of Use, build in a 6-month sandbox, pass certification, then sign an agreement

Referral network

Ocean says that after a referral from a new patient is imported into Accuro, Ocean can create the patient's chart. B.C.'s Digital Referrals and Orders program lists Accuro as integrated.

TELUS Health

Writing data Unknown

The reviewed sources don't say which records a partner add-on can write. It depends on the partner agreement.

How to get access

No public API reference found; partner add-ons go through TELUS, then a clinic administrator turns each one on

Referral network

Ocean lists PS Suite among its integrations.

TELUS Health

Writing data Unknown

The reviewed sources don't say which records an add-on can write.

How to get access

No public API reference found; outside tools connect through TELUS's add-on program

Referral network

B.C.'s Digital Referrals and Orders program lists Med Access as integrated, and Ocean lists it among its integrations.

TELUS Health

Writing data Documented

The schema lists mutations such as createPatient, createAppointment, createIncomingReferralRecord, and createTask. CHR applies the account's own rules to API writes, such as an appointment type's booking times and a provider's working hours.

How to get access

Paid CHR Enterprise API, limited to a select few customers; needs a signed contract and TELUS enablement for each CHR domain

Referral network

Ocean lists TELUS Health CHR among its integrations.

WELLSTAR (WELL Health)

Writing data Site-specific

Depends on the version, the host, and the integration the clinic approves.

How to get access

WELLSTAR Developer Program: apply with a pilot clinic's letter of support, sign a sandbox agreement, then pass a conformance review

Referral network

B.C.'s Digital Referrals and Orders program lists OSCAR Pro as integrated, and Ocean lists it among its integrations.

WELLSTAR (WELL Health)

Writing data Partner-gated

WELLSTAR shares API documentation only after a sandbox agreement. One booking vendor says its API connection writes bookings, intake responses, and messages back to the Juno chart.

How to get access

WELLSTAR Developer Program; no public API reference found

Referral network

Ocean lists Juno among its integrations. B.C.'s Digital Referrals and Orders program lists a Juno integration as underway.

OceanMD (WELL Health)

Updates sent back to Ocean Documented

An integrated system can send status updates such as accepted, booked, or cancelled, plus demographic updates and referral messages.

Filing in the receiving chart Site-specific

Depends on the receiving EMR. In Accuro, the referral is imported first, and Ocean can then create a new patient's chart.

How to get access

Email Ocean Support with your test email domain, company name, and a clinical or jurisdictional project sponsor, then build against Ocean's test site