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- NBHC Sustainability
- NBHC Sustainability
The B.C. government is setting aside an additional $11 million to increase the number of MRIs conducted in the province to 225,000 in 2018-2019. B.C.'s health minister says the outlay should improve wait times. Half of patients in the province…
- NBHC Population Health
Cancer Research UK found smoking is the biggest avoidable cause of cancer, followed by excess weight, overexposure to UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds, drinking alcohol, eating…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Manitoba government decided to repeal a six-year-old program that provided health coverage to international post-secondary students and their dependents. The change will take effect with the start of the next school year in Sept., and is…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Seniors Health, Well-being and Home Safety Review connects seniors with programs and services in their communities. The program is showing success and 1,600 seniors already signed up. As part of the program, a 90-minute review is conducted by…
- NBHC Care Experience
The provincial government will pay a $2,500 bonus to physicians who use the EMR system before the end of the year. Those who sign on during the first quarter of 2019 will get $2,000. As of April 1, physicians who start working in a clinic will…
- NBHC Sustainability
Medavie Health Foundation is providing $360,000 over three years to the ACCESS Open Minds New Brunswick youth mental health program. The money will be used to fund a research and evaluation project led by…
- NBHC Care Experience
Executives from private U.S. healthcare foundations argue that Apple's partnership with 13 health systems that would allow Apple to download onto…
- NBHC Care Experience
Researchers at Toronto's St Michael's Hospital collected paper from recycling bins at hospitals over a month and found thousands of documents containing…
- NBHC Care Experience
A progress report from CIHI shows how access to various…
- NBHC Care Experience
The B.C. government plans $75 million in funding during the 2018-2019 fiscal year and $100 million in the 12 months following that as part of its four-part strategy to reduce surgical wait times. It points out that in FY2016-2017, 30% of hip…
- NBHC Sustainability
The country’s Minister for Health ordered a national review of hospital car parking charges to establish clear national guidelines in this area. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), responsible for health and personal social services, will…
- NBHC Engagement
Member of Parliament (MP) Marc Serré is advocating for a National Seniors' Strategy to address the needs of elderly along the full continuum of care. Serré has been hosting forums across the country to discuss how the country can improve access…
- NBHC Sustainability
The investment includes $13.9 million in increases for physicians paid through fee-for-service or through salary. The increase in pay for family doctors includes a one-time, $150 bonus for every new patient previously without a doctor they take…
- NBHC Care Experience
This curriculum was developed and taught by a mental health expert and will be incorporated in schools in P.E.I. over the next year. Thirty Island teachers…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Fraser Institute compared Canada's health policies with those in eight other high-income OECD countries with universal healthcare…