Expedited consultations for your patients.

Welcome to Cardiology Now! Our team of certified Ontario cardiologists, internists, and respirologists provide OHIP-covered virtual and in-person consultations for all Ontario patients.

If your patients require an in-person test, we’ve partnered with WELL Health Diagnostic Centres (Previously MyHealth Centre) to provide expedited cardiology, radiology, respirology, and sleep diagnostic services at 40+ accredited locations in Ontario.

We welcome your patient referrals and look forward to working with you!

Why refer your patients to Cardiology Now?

  • They will receive expedited virtual or in-person consultations, upon your request.

  • You’ll receive a comprehensive report of your patient’s results within a few days, or within a few hours if urgent.

  • Virtual consultations eliminated travel and enable your patients to speak with a consultant from home.

How to refer your patients:

We welcome your referral any way you see appropriate, and we’ll take it from there! Here are three options:

1. E-mail or Fax Requisition Form

Use your own form or Download our Requisition Form

E-mail requisition to: contact@cardiologynow.ca

Fax requisition to: 1-800-341-9514

2. Access EMR Requisition Form

Click on your EMR below to download an EMR requisition form:

Follow these E-Form Installation Instructions:

  1. Open Accuro and select the Accuro “Bullseye” (red icon at bottom-left of the screen).
  2. Click “Tools” then “Form Editor”. A new box will pop-up.
  3. Click ”Tools” on the top left corner of the form editor window and then “Publish/Download”.
  4. Go to the “Download Form” section
  5. Ensure category is in “Standard Forms”.
  6. Search for the “Cardiology Now” requisition.
  7. Click “Preview” as needed. Click “Download” to complete.

Step 1: Click here to download E-Form zip file.

Step 2: Follow these E-Form installation instructions:

  1. Open Oscar and click the “Administration” tab (user login must have administrative access).
  2. From the side menu, click the “Forms/eForms” tab then “Upload an Image” from the sub-tab.
  3. Click “Choose File” and locate both JPG and the eform.properties.js files saved on the desktop from the previous step.
  4. Upload all 3 files one by one selecting the file then clicking the green “Upload” button to complete.
  5. Next click on “Manage eForms” then “Upload” located beneath the “eForms Library” title.
  6. Click the “Choose File” locate the HTML file from the desktop and click “Upload” to complete.
  7. Once completed, have the reception staff quickly test out the new form using a test patient.

If you have a faxing function set-up, there is a second step to add Cardiology Now as a provider. This will allow you to select Cardiology Now from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the e-form and fax the form directly:

  1. Click on “Consultation” at the top of the Oscar homepage.
  2. Depending on your version of Oscar, either “Add Provider” or “Add Specialists” should appear. Here you can add Cardiology Now contact information (address, phone number, fax number).
  3. Enter “Now” as the last name and “Cardiology” as the first name and click “Save”.
  4. Click “Edit Specialists Listing” and then click “Cardiology”. In the list of specialists, select the check-box for “Cardiology” and then click “Save or Update these Services Specialists”.
  5. Cardiology Now will be appropriately associated under cardiology in your system.

Step 1: (Click here to access custom forms) then select Ontario forms and scroll down the list to find and download the Cardiology Now requisition to your desktop.

Step 2: In PS Suite EMR, from the Records window, choose Settings > Edit Custom Forms.

Follow these steps to import the requisition into PS Suite:

  1. In the Forms window, from the File menu, choose Import Form(s).
  2. Navigate to your computer’s desktop and double-click the folder that contains the custom form files.
  3. Click the custom form from the list you want to import.
  4. Click the Choose button. If you are importing multiple forms at once, and depending on the speed of your computer, the import may take 30 seconds or more.

To import files by dragging and dropping, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the desktop and double-click the folder that contains the custom form files to import.
  2. Position both the folder window with your custom form files and the PS Suite Forms window that lists all of your existing custom forms side by side so that you can see both windows.
  3. Drag the highlighted custom forms files from that folder on the desktop and drop the files in the custom forms window.

A message will inform you whether the import was successful.

3. Traditional Requisition Pads

CLICK HERE to request printed copies of our requisition pads.

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HP Frequently Asked Questions

An online or telephone consultation can be conducted using secure approved technologies that enable video conferencing or by telephone. The actual platform for the initial consultation will be determined in advance by our cardiology team and depends largely on the medical situation. As shown in recent research, an online or telephone consultation has shown to be both effective and beneficial resulting in early detection and treatment particularly for those rural communities with limited access to a cardiologist.

Cardiology Now offers expedited access to a team of certified Ontario-based cardiologists with hospital affiliations. Quick access to a certified cardiologist enables patients to lower their risk from developing cardiovascular disease from preventable undiagnosed cardiac onsets.

Referrals can be made by telephone, fax, or through your EMR system via e-forms or letter template. To access our electronic referral form or e-forms for your EMR (e.g. PS Suite, Accuro or Oscar) please click here.

Please include a Cumulative Patient Profile if available with your patient referral.

Our goal is complete and deliver the consult notes within 2-3 business days. If for whatever reason we are unable to deliver within this timeframe, please do not hesitate to call our physician back line @ 1-855-854-0492.

Patients are typically booked within 5 business days following the receipt of your referral. Our team will call your patients directly within 24hrs upon receipt of your referral to book their appointment. An appointment notification will be sent to your office once an appointment has been confirmed with the patient.

Cardiology Now offers expedited access to our cardiologists. We’ve partnered with MyHealth Centre’s 40 accredited locations and various community partners to provide quick access to the required cardiac tests as deemed necessary by our cariology team. These tests include:

  • Nuclear Cardiology (MPI)
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography (ECG)
  • Vascular Ultrasound
  • Stress Testing (GXT)
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Holter Monitoring

Our cardiology team will book the necessary follow-ups with the patient, appropriate to the treatment plan. They will continue to manage the patient’s cardiovascular wellbeing. Reports will be provided to your office for your records after each visit.

The team at Cardiology Now will work with the patient to minimize their inconvenience and schedule testing at a location closet to them. In certain cases, and depending on the procedure, a car/taxi service can be made available for the patient.