A study from the Conference Board of Canada suggests that workers who receive the optimal mental health treatment gain in lifetime productivity, regardless of age. However, workers aged 15-24, who have over 40 years of work life remaining, can
Using data from the 2016 census, StatsCan finds that 53% of men 65 or older did some work in 2015, up from 38% in 1995. Full-time employment for elderly men also increased: from 15% in 1995 to 23% in 2015. Women are also working past normal
The top two complaints reviewed Ontario’s Office of the Patient Ombudsman was from by patients with concerns over their discharge process. In response, 27 hospitals in Ontario are adopting a tool named the Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) to
The team came up with a light system on the ceiling outside each room, using them to signal what needs to be done in each room. Purple means the room is clean and ready for the next patient. Orange means the patient is out having X-rays taken. Green
The province is expanding the Alzheimer Society's First Link program to provide 14,000 people diagnosed with dementia, and their care partners, with a First Link Care Navigator. The patient navigators help provide access local supports and programs
In the U.S., high-alert medications are identified subjectively through national safety organizations, error reporting, expert consensus and literature. To improve the situation, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) developed a tool to
Kaiser Permanente physicians in Southern California were found to have reduced the odds of prescribing an antibiotic for sinusitis by 22% through the use of computer alerts to inform doctors when antibiotics may not be the best course of treatment
During Women's Day at a patient-centered medical home in Nebraska, patients get a manicure along with their routine screenings. It's one of the ways Midwest Regional Health operates as a patient-centered medical home and took steps to do a better job
A report from the Conference Board of Canada forecasts that by 2035, the country will need up to 199,000 new long-term care spaces to meet the demands of an aging population. If that prediction holds true, that represents a 78% increase over the 255
The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants published a report card in which it claims only three provinces, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, are doing a good job integrating the profession into the healthcare system. Of those jurisdictions that