Ont.’s decision to lower the payments that doctors receive for one-off virtual fees led some websites to start directly charging clients for virtual medical services. Other services, meanwhile, are using loopholes to charge patients for medical…
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CIHI show nearly one in six family doctors in Canada are 65 and older and nearing retirement, leaving millions of Canadians potentially losing their access to primary care. Seniors make up the fastest-growing share of family doctors, with the…
While some groups admitted they were struggling as they age, the National Institute on Ageing found optimism was common. Its survey found…
AI is widely hoped to be the rescue for overstretched health systems around the world in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic but questions of legal accountability and moral responsibility in AI-driven decision-making are being raised, drawing…
The Health and Social Innovation Centre’s expected to become a hub for healthcare research and innovation. The new construction will allow the university to begin the Integrated Health Initiative,…
Burn-out, stress, mistrust and a feeling of abandonment by leadership are takeaways from the survey of nurses and doctors. It found 75% of nurses and 69% of doctors intend on leaving the industry in the next 12 months. Many surveyed would like to…
Advocates for virtual care believe virtual walk-in clinics provide access to care and prevent people from visiting ERs and pediatric hospitals with less urgent matters. In Ont., patients and doctors are lamenting a reduction in virtual care…
It’s the first time a national medical organization in the world endorses a nature prescription program. The Canadian Medical Association has officially endorsed such a program by the B.C. Parks Foundation - the initiative called…
More Canadians are looking for opportunities outside of the country to complete their medical studies or find training programs in their field to land a job. A Dalhousie University professor of medicine claims students who practice overseas have…
The Alta. government is boosting a program that helps doctors cover expenses to run their practice. The province is putting another $20 million per year into the program to raise the payment rate for doctors and on average, physicians will get…
The Métis Nation of Alberta's suicide prevention strategy aims to connect youth to their identity and community. The strategy was developed in partnership with…
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. found that millions of highly sensitive personal health records about people accessing healthcare in B.C. were left "…
The figures lead to believe recruiting new physicians is getting more expensive. The health network spent $8.3 million since 2019 on doctor recruitment, resulting in the hiring of 185 doctors, working out to $44,675 per hire. Since the beginning…
- NBHC Engagement
This study, led by Live 5-2-1-0 initiative, evaluated the effectiveness of nudge interventions in a rural…
Ont.'s AG issued 15 value-for-money reports, including one on the province's…