The Fraser Institute suggests that in 2016, Canada's healthcare expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 11%, was the…
Health in the News
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- NBHC Sustainability
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U.S. hospital execs point to text communication, behavioural nudges as patient engagement strategies
Leaders from Dignity Health and UC San Diego Health identified key elements of digital patient engagement, indicating patient portals aren't enough. Dignity Health offers a wayfinding tool, text communication, video visits and digital…
- NBHC Care Experience
Baylor College of Medicine researchers identified factors that could contribute to diagnostic error, specifically those related to patient-physician interaction. Upon…
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Children in Saskatoon were waiting about two years to see a child psychiatrist, while children in Regina only waited three or four months. The head of the University of Saskatchewan’s child and adolescent psychiatry division says that, given the…
- NBHC Engagement
Kids Help Phone launched the Crisis Text Line in Manitoba as a pilot project in Feb. and was gradually expanded to include all jurisdictions on Nov. 6. Even…
- NBHC Care Experience
The $20-million facility at Canadore College is one of a kind in Canada. It’s focused on collaborative interprofessional education and the integration of Indigenous, Eastern and Western healing and wellness practices. The facility will also…
- NBHC Care Experience
Ontario researchers believe the aim of screening is to detect disease early when treatment may improve the patient’s health. This…
- NBHC Sustainability
Between 2014 and 2017, the London Health Science Centre (LHSC) discharged 5,569 patients who required alternate levels of care. However, that was after they spent a combined 108,688 days in hospital waiting for a placement in a nursing home or…
- NBHC Population Health
UVic researchers found the homeless they followed during the study only received the best healthcare available when they had reached the end of their lives…
- NBHC Population Health
Life expectancy in Canada could decrease for the same reason it's falling in the U.S., says (sub. req.) a researcher from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Life expectancy stateside…
- NBHC Population Health
Data from the CMAJ's Global Burden of Disease Study shows the overall health of Canadians is good and is consistent with similar countries, as people live longer managing diseases. The age-standardized death rate decreased by 12% from 2006 to…
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Mass.-based MITRE Corporation is developing a digital Patient Toolkit, which lets patients digitally record symptoms, treatments and medications…
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The Telegraph Journal believes a physician shortage in rural parts of the province is creating a barrier to healthcare access and says it found rural communities have to offer financial incentives, beyond a good salary, to attract doctors. The…
- NBHC Sustainability
ICES and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health believe over one-third of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are high-cost healthcare patients, defined as those who rank in the top 10% of healthcare spending. The…
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Staff at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital improved patient care and raised staff morale using only 10 minutes a day and a special deck of cards. Hospital managers developed a patient-safety card game to encourage coworkers to work together and to…