This series of reports looks into of the country’s cancer system, from prevention and screening, to treatment, survivorship and end-of-life care. The CPAC points out what is working and where improvements are needed. The…
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- NBHC Sustainability
The Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership pilot was based on a set of acute care interventions rolled out in two hospitals and a community-based care management piece based in ambulatory care settings.
- NBHC Engagement
With a commitment of $1.25 million over the next three years from the HBC Foundation, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) launched Game Changers. The program uses a…
- NBHC Sustainability
Despite reminder letters to homes, emails and phone calls, front-line staffers found approximately 150 patients didn’t show up for…
- NBHC Care Experience
Symbiosis is a co-housing project run by the school of graduate studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. It pairs students requiring…
- NBHC Sustainability
Contract flipping is when workers at healthcare facilities and care homes are laid off and then rehired at a lower wage and with fewer benefits. The B.C. government wants to end that practice, saying it's hurting recruitment in the sector. Under…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Fraser Institute suggests that in 2016, Canada's healthcare expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 11%, was the…
- NBHC Engagement
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U.S. hospital execs point to text communication, behavioural nudges as patient engagement strategies
Leaders from Dignity Health and UC San Diego Health identified key elements of digital patient engagement, indicating patient portals aren't enough. Dignity Health offers a wayfinding tool, text communication, video visits and digital…
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Baylor College of Medicine researchers identified factors that could contribute to diagnostic error, specifically those related to patient-physician interaction. Upon…
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Children in Saskatoon were waiting about two years to see a child psychiatrist, while children in Regina only waited three or four months. The head of the University of Saskatchewan’s child and adolescent psychiatry division says that, given the…
- NBHC Engagement
Kids Help Phone launched the Crisis Text Line in Manitoba as a pilot project in Feb. and was gradually expanded to include all jurisdictions on Nov. 6. Even…
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The $20-million facility at Canadore College is one of a kind in Canada. It’s focused on collaborative interprofessional education and the integration of Indigenous, Eastern and Western healing and wellness practices. The facility will also…
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Ontario researchers believe the aim of screening is to detect disease early when treatment may improve the patient’s health. This…
- NBHC Sustainability
Between 2014 and 2017, the London Health Science Centre (LHSC) discharged 5,569 patients who required alternate levels of care. However, that was after they spent a combined 108,688 days in hospital waiting for a placement in a nursing home or…
- NBHC Population Health
UVic researchers found the homeless they followed during the study only received the best healthcare available when they had reached the end of their lives…