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As part of Ontario's commitment to develop a provincewide, publicly funded psychotherapy program, the provincial government is investing in the following programs to help more than 100,000 people treat mental health conditions such as anxiety and…
U.S.-based Epic Systems will supply Alberta with an advanced clinical information system under the terms of a $459-million agreement. The technology could lead to the implementation of a province-wide EHR system at the 400 healthcare facilities…
The Parliamentary Budget Officer's report estimates setting up a universal program for prescription medications would amount to …
To combat the ongoing opioid epidemic, Neighbourhood Pharmacies suggests the Ontario government change its MedsCheck program and require patients using the drugs to treat pain to consult with pharmacists. The evaluation would look at three areas…
Results of StatsCan's 2016 Canadian Community Health Survey reveal a smaller percentage of New Brunswickers exercised 150 minutes a week last year than the year before. The survey finds that while New Brunswickers feel healthier than the last…
The National Quality Forum's blueprint calls on providers and payers to invest…
A global report from GfK suggests 68% of Canadians value spending…
The U.K.'s Health Foundation highlighted four projects that are evaluating new approaches to using data for quality improvement. These are:
The Ontario government says it'll table legislation requiring public disclosure of payments by pharmaceutical and medical device companies to health professionals, a move that would make it the first province to do so. Health Minister Eric…
Vitalité Health Network has maintained its status of accredited organization from Accreditation Canada, following a survey of the Network's various points of service to assess services provided and determine if they met Canadian standards. The…
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is moving forward with plans to incorporate midwives into the healthcare system, with the formal registration of Gisela Becker as a registered midwife with the Newfoundland and Labrador Council of Health…
The provincial government will contribute $8.8 million to expand the integrated service delivery program, a mental health service model that was piloted in the Saint…
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute' The Case for Investing in Patient Safety makes the case that investing in…
The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) invested $8.5 million in 26 projects designed to improve the quality of life and care for older adults with dementia and cognitive health issues. The projects include:
A professor at UBC's school of population and public health estimates the national economy could save $7 billion over five years if workplaces implemented programs that reduced rates of the following five modifiable risk factors by just 1%:
The New Brunswick Heart Centre entered a five-year collaboration Horizon Health Network and Medtronic Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) with the goal of reducing wait times and improving access to care for its patients in 2016, with the goal of…