The Health Quality Council of Alberta's Annual Review includes:
NBHC Care Experience
Health in the News
Note: These are summaries of information originally produced by external sources (media, press releases, government, etc.). All questions should be directed to the original news source listed.
- NBHC Population Health
A study from Arthritis Research Canada and UBC finds individuals who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a 47% greater risk of developing COPD later on. The results confirm the link between chronic inflammation, a hallmark of RA, with COPD and…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Australian Government says a report into aged care funding highlights several options to modify the country's residential care funding instrument. The government will use the…
- NBHC Sustainability
Vitalité Health Network signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Université de Moncton for the training of health professionals. The MOU includes Vitalité's four zones - Acadie-Bathurst, Beauséjour, Northwest and Restigouche. The…
- NBHC Sustainability
In an effort to show how primary healthcare (PHC) access has important implications for rural health service and workforce planning, the team's proposed Index of Access captures key components of access and uses a floating catchment approach to…
- NBHC Sustainability
Federal health minister Ginette Petipas Taylor will sit down with her provincial and territorial counterparts to discuss ongoing issues and it's expected the health implications of legalized marijuana and the response to the opioid crisis will…
- NBHC Sustainability
A report from Canada's Health Coalitions contends the recent bilateral health agreements promoted by the Trudeau government have come at a huge cost.…
- NBHC Population Health
The chair of Infoway Health Canada, Peter Vaughan, told a Halifax forum on healthcare in the post-baby boom era that the future includes data clouds, artificial intelligence and digitally-based healthcare solutions. He explains that technologies…
- NBHC Sustainability
Abhi Mukherjee, Director of Finance at the University Health Network, writes that the healthcare system's funding mechanism is fueled by volume and the flow of sick patients, and imagines a scenario where the population didn't need so many…
- NBHC Engagement
The European Commission has wrapped up a public consultation on the transformation of healthcare in the Digital Single Market and the need for policy measures that will promote…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Montreal Economic Institute is recommending that politicians look to the operation of a Swedish hospital run by Capio, a private company, that is accessible to all and funded by the government at lower cost than public hospitals. Its…
- NBHC Care Experience
The American Medical Association is developing a big data analytics and clinical informatics platform to offer organizations a common data model to improve care coordination. Initial partners of the AMA's …
- NBHC Population Health
A study from The Conference Board of Canada pegs the direct healthcare expenses related to tobacco use in 2012 at $6.5 billion. The total includes:
- NBHC Population Health
A study of the genes that underpin longevity has found that people who are overweight reduce their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogram of weight they carry.…
- NBHC Care Experience
Seniors living in the Miramichi region can sign up for the Seniors Health, Well-being and Home Safety Review, a program designed to help them remain independent longer. The review connects seniors with important programs and services in their…
- NBHC Care Experience
New Brunswick's first registered midwives have started accepting clients in the Fredericton region. The province's midwifery demonstration site in Fredericton is managed by the Horizon Health Network. The province says midwives will give families…