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The NCPEI suggests the Island’s off-reserve Indigenous population is experiencing disproportionately high rates of chronic disease and mental health issues. It revealed the off-reserve Indigenous population doesn't feel that Health P.E.I.…
Eugene Litvak, a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and president of the Institute for Healthcare Optimization…
Patients discharged in September will receive a postcard in the mail with the link to a survey. Health PEI hospitals started collecting patients’ email addresses over the past year and the survey will be sent by email to patients after discharge…
In a report, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta cited the case of a former Alberta Health Services' employee who looked at the medical records of 1,418 patients…
Think Research is Toronto startup that developed software to give physicians alternatives to opioids when treating patients undergoing surgery. The technology recommends pain treatments and care…
A report from the Fraser Institute finds that while levels of coverage vary by province, three key vulnerable groups - lower-…
The provincial government will seek input from youth between the ages of 12 and 25 through questionnaire of their opinions and experiences accessing mental health and addictions services in the province. Health and Community Services will use the…
Cindy Donovan, Loch Lomond Villa's CEO in Saint John, N.B., was recognized with a Planetree Visionary Leadership Award at the Planetree conference in Boston. The award is given to those identified as being…
The Trillium Gift of Life Network developed a metric to measure the province's hospitals' performance in organ donation. Called the eligible approach rate, it measures the number of families…
The Family First Maternal Wellness Centre in Regina is the first of its kind in Canada to support mothers through their first year after pregnancy with all services under one roof. It offers expectant…
Duke University researchers piloted a digital physical therapist tool with patients who underwent total knee replacement. Reflexion Health's …
The Manila-based BackApp is an app offering solutions for LTC through affiliated staffing agencies, acute care for hospital-based nurse managers looking for last-minute staff replacements and home…
Le 11 octobre marquait la journée mondiale de l'obésité et les données du Conseil de la santé de la province démontre que la situation au N.-B. est loin de s'améliorer. Le nombre de personnes en surpoids ou obèses augmente toujours. Le…
Utah-based health system Intermountain Healthcare partnered with employer-based tech company Grand Rounds to match patients with physicians and to improve access to in-person visits. The collaboration's…
The Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) says this is the first report to share the experiences of early stage patients in…
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is collaborating with a family medicine group in the city to allow patients - accompanied by caregivers or family - free admission to its exhibits. Under the one-year pilot project, physicians will prescribe "art…