CLICK TO WATCH : PETAL SCHEDULING – SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT FOR PHYSICIANS 11 way, they’d want to use it.” By proving
feat but by leveraging global exper-
its value to doctors, PetalMD has been
tise, PetalMD has done so seamlessly.
able to leave a lasting impression on
The physician tool provider has close
the Canadian healthcare sector — and
ties with Microsoft — its cloud-based
it’s proven to be a simple recipe for suc-
platform is deployed on Microsoft
cess. Today, the technology has over
Azure — and this has given PetalMD
48,000 users including 32,000 physi-
the global expertise and knowledge
cians across the country, yet PetalMD’s
needed to become a global operation.
growth isn’t just restricted to the Cana-
“Because our infrastructure and
dian market. It is also making inroads
our data are deployed within Micro-
on the other side of the Atlantic; in just
soft Azure, we can ensure that each
over a year, no less than eight hospitals
time we have a discussion with a
in Switzerland, Belgium and France
new country, we’re compliant with
have adopted the PetalMD platform.
this country’s legislation,” explains
Expanding globally can be a difficult
Gilbert. “This is for us a major partnerw w w.pe t a l m d . com