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VON Antigonish staff noticed patients, particularly seniors and people with mobility issues, had limited access to a vehicle or couldn’t afford transportation - meaning people were postponing appointments or not attend them at all. Inspired by…
The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals authorized members to dispense mifegymiso in 2017. However, a recent education program from the…
As part of a trial conducted by the province's cervical screening initiative program, the kits are being sent out to a select number of women who are overdue for their Pap tests, which doctors recommend be done every three years. The province has…
U.S.-based patient experience performance agency Press Ganey says providers can build toward sustainable transformation by breaking down silos between elements of care and identifying and acting on areas of overlap. Its…
Le sondage vise à mieux comprendre les défis auxquels font face les personnes ayant un diagnostic, ceux qui prodiguent des soins et les…
The Kidney Foundation of Canada found a significant proportion of those undergoing dialysis treatment experience financial hardship associated with kidney disease…
Healthcare software company Orion Health's survey found that nearly one-in-five Canadians with chronic conditions (19%) experienced medication errors or duplications and 16% often undergo unnecessary repeat procedures. Other standout findings…
This Heath Canada review of federally funded…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Executives from private U.S. healthcare foundations argue that Apple's partnership with 13 health systems that would allow Apple to download onto…
Researchers at Toronto's St Michael's Hospital collected paper from recycling bins at hospitals over a month and found thousands of documents containing…