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Nova Scotia is rolling out a two-pronged approach to recruiting doctors that will see staff from the province's Immigration Department join the Nova Scotia Health Authority at an international jobs fair for health professionals. The recruitment…
PrescribeIT, the e-prescribing service developed by Canada Health Infoway, claims that 20 community pharmacy companies in six provinces subscribe to the product. Those contracts represent over 3,300…
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…
A report from Canada's Health Coalitions contends the recent bilateral health agreements promoted by the Trudeau government have come at a huge cost.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:
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 …
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…
Two years ago, the federal government withheld $10 million in transfer payments to Quebec, saying the provincial government was charging patients extra fees to access health services in contravention of the Canadian Health Act. The federal health…
The Nova Scotia government states its $6.4-million investment to free up operating room hours, hiring more surgeons and creating a central booking system will reduce wait times for residents undergoing hip and knee replacements. It claims the…
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.…
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…