IDS Patient Literature Display unit for your waiting room

Introducing IDS TV

A health and wellness narrowcast network, IDS TV is delivered to your waiting room via the internet, using high-quality, flat-panel 32" LCD monitors.

Informative and Entertaining

IDS TV features the latest information on health and wellness, including segments on disease awareness and prevention, nutrition, healthy-living tips, exercise and more. There are challenging health trivia questions, plus news, weather and sports updated throughout the day. Programming is updated every month and follows the Health Canada, Calendar of Health Promotion Days.

What does IDS TV deliver?

  • Improved patient satisfaction
  • Enhanced waiting room environment
  • Reduced perceived waiting time

Relay your own messages to patients

Your office is provided time on the network to relay important information to your patients on a variety of subjects of your choice including clinic services, administrative notices and seasonal health messages. Create your own customized messages or you can also choose from 20 professionally created standard messages. It’s simple and easy to do.

Customize your IDS TV screen

Your customized content personalizes the program for your patients and saves your office staff valuable time, as they do not have to answer the same questions several times throughout the day.

No sound

Programming is designed without sound to avoid disruption to your practice staff or other patients and to enhance the viewing experience.

A completely free service

It's free, simple to register and IDS will help you and your staff to maximize this important part of this service. To register online only takes a moment, or contact us if you have any questions.

Which sponsors provide content?

Programming content is provided by appropriate and related medical organizations and companies.

If you find any sponsored message to be inappropriate, simply contact our office and it can be removed from your screen within 24 hours.

View a demo

PatientDirect TV

Click on the screen to view a demo of IDS TV programming

What do patients see?

Content breakdown

IDS PatientDirect TV content breakdown


...patients who were taught while they waited in the clinics were more satisfied with their visit than the control group.
Source: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, Apr-Jun 2003

...information regarding clinic structure and estimated waiting times is a simple, cost effective method of improving patient satisfaction levels and altering perceptions of waiting times.
Source: Clinical Expert Opthalmology July 2007