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Yukon's Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) found the territorial's department of health and social services committed overreach when it demanded detailed patient data in response to a physician's billing request. The IPC admits the Yukon…
B.C. premier John Horgan isn't against incorporating dental care into the public healthcare system. Without going into much detail, he stated that the provincial government may consider the idea during budget consultations next year. Horgan adds…
Therapy Assistance Online, also known as TAO Connect, is an e-health technology service that was launched as a pilot project in 15 N.L. communities earlier this year. It combines online educational…
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto says the non-profit organization HIMSS designated the hospital's analytics model at level 6, the second-highest…
New Brunswick’s government tabled a $600-million capital budget with a focus on returning to balanced budgets by 2020 or sooner. The biggest spending in 2019-2020 is $321 million to maintain transportation infrastructure. Almost $124 million goes…
Between Jan. 2016 and June of this year, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) estimates that over 9,000 Canadians died as a result of opioid use. Of the over 2,000 deaths which occurred in the first half of 2018, PHAC says 94% were the…
A panel called the Council of Canadian Academies released three reports into problematic types of applications under the medical assistance in dying (MAiD) program. Parliament asked the council to consider the ethical and practical issues…
A Waystar survey reveals 68% of Americans face challenges in at least one social determinant of health (SDOH) risk category. Of all patients in the "high risk" segment, 60% have never discussed their issues with a health provider or their…
Since it can be painful and difficult for a patient to shift and adjust their body to obtain the best image, the automated system instead moves the scanners around the patient, resulting in less strain on the body and a more precise image. Being…
The average wait time for a home care assessment in Moncton is 88 days. The provincial average is 60 days, which puts the region behind the provincial target of 85 days from two years ago. In 2016, the Auditor General criticized the…
Research showed that for the 40 to 49 age group, screening of 1,000 women over seven years resulted in 294 false-positive results and prevented less than one cancer death. The guidelines from…
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) says two-thirds of seniors take at least five different prescribed medications. It also contends that about half that number of seniors are taking at least one potentially inappropriate medication,…
Infoway's e-prescribing service PrescribeIT launched in Saint John, N.B., with a physician sending prescription requests electronically to Sobey's and Lawtons Drug pharmacies in the region. Since its debut…
The study show that patients in Ontario discharged during the December holiday period have an increased risk of death or readmission at seven days, 14 days and 30 days compared to patients released during other periods. Holiday-discharged…
In a survey, Infoway discovered that 84% of primary care physicians and 89% of specialists access health information…
The Rexdale Community Health Centre in Etobicoke, Ont. tested the program with about 500 participants last summer, giving doctors the option to prescribe "social prescriptions", or activities that promote social connections and strengthen…