The $4.2-million pilot program will encourage doctors to communicate electronically with their patients. As part of the one-year project, family doctors taking part will receive up to $12,000 a year. The incentive program and its eligibility criteria
London, Ont. is connecting with a British community that wants to start its own Age Friendly project. The city will become a mentor for the region of Cheshire West under a pilot project run by the WHO. London was the first Canadian city to join the
Vital Care Pharmacy offers mental health supports help not available at a standard pharmacy. The pharmacy’s owner believes there’s a growing need for psychiatric pharmacists because of "an unmet" need she found in mental healthcare. The business
To help make a case for e-prescribing services, a survey conducted for Infoway finds that 40% of patients who lost or damaged their paper-based drug prescription - nearly 1.7 million people - returned to their physician for a fresh scrip. It
A former Canadian Senator appearing at a CMA-sponsored health summit contends the current healthcare system prevents innovations from taking hold. He explains that each province and territory has its own health silo, which blocks the sharing of ideas
Copenhagen-based Nord Architects is building a series of centres for patients with Alzheimer's and dementia that feel like villages or cities, rather than institutions. In France, Nord broke ground on a "Alzheimer's Village" which is arranged into
The national survey assessed how people would react to nurses accepting and dispensing medication samples and providing information on the use of medications. The survey shows: 63% support allowing qualified registered nurses to dispense drug samples
Intermountain Medical Center reports that patients with low-risk blood clots may be better off receiving treatment at home instead of being admitted to the hospital. The study tracked patients who were treated for acute pulmonary embolisms or serious
In this commentary, Daryl Wilson, former auditor general for New Brunswick from 1997 to 2005, provides examples of how performance measurement could be established, by sector, by the provincial government in its throne speech. Wilson cites survey
A joint commentary by leaders from the New Brunswick Medical Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick and Diabetes Canada highlights the province experienced an alarming increase in obesity rates among adults, children, and its youth