The CMA wants the federal government to consider implementing the recommendations contained in a global report on the health implications of…
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In the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information reports 135,000 pneumonia-related ER visits across the country. That represents a 13% increase from the previous fiscal year. CIHI also notes that one out of four…
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A study from Arthritis Research Canada looked at the costs from lost productivity as a result of individuals suffering from one of three systemic autoimmune rheumatic…
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NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal health system in the U.S. It started the eConsult pilot in 2016 and has scaled up the program. About 51,000 referrals were made through the tool since the pilot began. The eConsult platform is…
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La Fédération des pharmaciens du Québec (FPQ) prétend que le réseau de la santé pourrait économiser près de 500 millions $ et verrait la pression sur les urgences diminuée si chaque pharmacie faisait, en moyenne, deux consultations de santé de…
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control researchers found adults aged 25 to 64 years who were diagnosed with diabetes during the study period had increased medical…
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The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance gave Canada a D+ in overall physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and a D in the newest indicator, physical fitness. The…
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The Alberta government introduced legislation that would establish a self-regulating body for mental health professionals…
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North York General Hospital's (NYGH) ED sees more than 110,000 emergency visits a year. After evaluating the number of lab tests ordered in the hospital, it was found that about 40% came from the ED. Many of the tests were unnecessary and being…
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A professor of family medicine at UBC conducted an informal survey of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) service providers and found that only 14% of applicants are turned down. Of those, the reasons are inability to make the decision (39%),…
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This CMAJ analysis suggests that most of the $9.7 billion required to fully fund a national pharmacare program should come from federal revenues. It explains that of the total cost of $23.2 billion for pharmacare, $13.5 billion could come from…
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The province is injecting $5.3 million to perform at least 1,000 more hip and knee replacement surgeries in 2019 - a 25% increase. It will also fund 2,000 additional cataract surgeries next year, comparable to a 16% increase. This year, CIHI …
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The experiment in France seeks to change how elderly patients are cared for. The $18,000 robot's being used at a nursing home to keep seniors occupied and to take the lead in exercises. However, nursing staff also viewed by some as a superfluous…
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Health PEI is piloting a tele-rounding model to support in-patient care at Western Hospital with telehealth company Maple. The company uses a tele-rounding platform for physicians who are licensed in PEI but…
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Under an expanded scope of practice, Alberta nurses working in travel clinics, workplace health and safety clinics and for STI programs will be allowed to order X-rays for patients or prescribe medications. They won't be permitted to write…