A ransomware attack on five Ont. hospitals in Oct. forced a number of patients, including those who needed cancer treatment, to be diverted to another site because their medical records may have been inaccessible. In this call for action, doctors
The Conference Board of Canada suggests implementing a discounted billing model for services provided by physician assistants (PA) could increase the patient's access to primary or acute care and orthopedic surgery. This model would allow physicians
The petition, calling on N.B. to get its own pediatric hospital, collected more than 400 signatures. Over the last fiscal year, more than 750 New Brunswick patients had inpatient stays at the IWK in Halifax. The NBMS echoes the call to improve
Respondents said team-based primary care should include family doctors, NPs and other health professionals such as dietitians, pharmacists and social workers. Other recommendations include: Expanding virtual care to improve accessibility in rural and
The incidence of colorectal cancer among young adults under 50 years of age rapidly climbed in recent years, challenging conventional perceptions of it being an older adults’ disease. A petition in Ont. is requesting the province lower the age
Mental Health Research Canada says more than one in 10 Canadians report high self-rated anxiety or depression. The study revealed a significant correlation between a high amount of personal screen time and negative mental health indicators. Other
The study established the odds of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (POHCA) were higher for children living in areas with the highest levels of material deprivation, which incorporates average income, education, the proportion of lone parent
In addition, Horizon’s 46 community health centres will be modernized through the patient medical home model, which brings together physicians, NPs, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals under one roof. Each clinic patient has an EMR
The regional health authority set a target of reducing its ALC beds to less than 330 or less than 20% of all Horizon hospital beds by Jan. 2026. Horizon says if that goal is reached, ER patients won’t have to wait to be admitted and surgeries wouldn
While N.S. physiotherapists are now able to order their own diagnostic imaging, N.B.’s practitioners won't be able to follow suit. In N.B., if a physiotherapist believes a patient needs an MRI or an x-ray, that patient must see their primary