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Beginning May 31, 2018, nurses in Manitoba will be subject to the Regulated Health Professions Act. That means that registered nurse-authorized prescribers will be able to write scripts for drugs including travel vaccinations, birth control,…
The provincial government is restructuring the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health by moving some of its daily operations to other departments.
The health minister for the Northwest Territories says the government may begin compensating informal caregivers who provide community health services to seniors. Glen Abernethy explains that the number of residents in the N.W.T. over the age of…
The New Brunswick legislature's select committee on cannabis has released its final report, based on public consultations. The report follows…
The New Brunswick government won't release additional details on doctors' billings, choosing to go against the recommendation of the province's information and privacy commissioner. Anne Bertrand had called for the Department of Health to release…
UC San Francisco researchers report that only 3.3% of ER visits could be classified as "avoidable," in stark contrast to a study from Truven Health Analytics…
The Canadian Medical Association's (CMA) Workforce Survey finds that electronic medical record (EMR) adoption and use among primary care physicians is showing continued…
In the U.S., approximately 3.6 million people miss or put off medical appointments due to transportation issues every year, leading to annual costs for providers in the billions of dollars, coupled with operational challenges such as difficulties…
Infoway says six provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Ontario) and 16 community pharmacy companies will use its e-prescribing service, PrescribeIT. The system, it states, will launch in various…
An Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences report comparing mental health and addiction services across five provinces - British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and…
U.S. researchers at RAND Corporation report that integrating a collaborative care intervention for opioid and/or alcohol use disorders in primary care…
The Quebec government hired Montreal-based Purkinje to supply its integration engine to connect the various computer systems used by healthcare providers in the province over the next seven years. The…
In its annual report, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) highlights how collaboration between cancer agencies, governments,…
Researchers in Ontario report that one of every 19 deaths in pregnant and new mothers in Ontario is due to suicide. The study also reveals that women who died by suicide during the…
A McMaster University study of more than 135,000 people in 18 countries finds that eating a moderate amount of all types of fat is linked to a…
The Government of Ontario says the $222 million it earmarked over the next three years as part of its opioid addiction and overdose prevention strategy will mean more front-line harm-reduction workers will be in place across the province. Other…