The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), a consortium of health information management professionals and organizations, published…
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The Alberta Government's dementia strategy is designed to…
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Oak Bay's Mayor's Task Force on Community Engagement will deliver public forums and report back to council with a final report including public feedback. Discussion around public engagement at a September council meeting in the B.C. municipality…
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San Francisco Health Network began to pilot the email system in 2014.…
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To study how social media could be a helpful tool for increasing patient engagement and satisfaction, researchers created a Facebook group for liver transplant patients to use as a virtual community forum. Family members, caregivers and…
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The Chief Nursing Officer for England issued a winter framework to help nursing staff ensure patients don’t spend any time…
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The Ontario Government claims the expansion of its Rapid Access Clinics across the province will provide…
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The Newfoundland doctor says his company, Medicuro, is the province's first virtual health clinic. He’ll charge patients $49 dollars on a weekday or $99 for an overnight appointment. Personal…
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The eHealth Centre of Excellence will roll out the one-year pilot project to about 100 doctors and nurse practitioners across the region in early 2018, with the hope of expanding it to more practices. The…
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Manitoba's premier wouldn't rule out closing some rural hospitals in the province to save healthcare costs but hinted the facilities may be repurposed instead. Pointing to an aging demographic and shrinking rural populations, Brian Pallister says…
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As the province reports patients with complex care needs are receiving more timely and effective care, the number of Accountable Care Units (ACUs) in Regina and Saskatoon is growing. In ACUs, the physician and members of the care team meet with…
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The Ontario legislature passed Bill 160, which aims to bring greater transparency to healthcare, including oversight of LTC homes and drug…
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NHS London pointed out that although the public remains highly satisfied with general practice overall, patients have increasingly complained about poor access to services. This is why London is being tested as the first part of England to offer…
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The Innovation and Value Initiative launched the Open-Source Value…
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Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health Sytem has used a provider dashboard linked to its Epic EHR to nearly cut in half the number of opioid prescriptions written in its EDs, physician offices and community practice clinics. Over the past three…
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Niagara Health’s prostate diagnostic assessment program sees more than 2,000 new patients per year. Since opening in 2014, there were ver 2,800 diagnoses on biopsy, with the…