Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health Sytem has used a provider dashboard linked to its Epic EHR to nearly cut in half the number of opioid prescriptions written in its EDs, physician offices and community practice clinics. Over the past three years
The majority of people treated in an Ontario emergency room after a suicide attempt are not seen by a psychiatrist within six months. The CMAJ study highlights that those in most need of mental healthcare don't get access to the specialists even in
The Newfoundland doctor says his company, Medicuro, is the province's first virtual health clinic. He’ll charge patients $49 dollars on a weekday or $99 for an overnight appointment. Personal memberships ($359/year) and family memberships ($579/Year)
A B.C. study suggests patients having trouble finding doctors and specialists will see the problem exacerbate in the coming years, revealing that about 40% of doctors in the province are at - or near - the average age that doctors retire, 65.1. The
Medimap is a website that shows the estimated length of time it should take to see a doctor at walk-in clinics. The tool's now being launched in Winnipeg. Every half hour, staff from participating clinics update the medimap.ca website with their wait
To study how social media could be a helpful tool for increasing patient engagement and satisfaction, researchers created a Facebook group for liver transplant patients to use as a virtual community forum. Family members, caregivers and healthcare
The report states that at least 1,460 Canadians have died from opioid-related overdoses in the first half of 2017, a number that's expected to rise, as not all provinces have reported data for the period. Based on figures reported by the other
The Chief Nursing Officer for England issued a winter framework to help nursing staff ensure patients don’t spend any time longer than they need to in hospital, particularly over the busy winter period. The framework emphasizes maximizing the use of
The Ontario Government claims the expansion of its Rapid Access Clinics across the province will provide better care access for residents suffering from hip, knee or lower back pain. The establishment of the clinics follows a pilot program in which
San Francisco Health Network began to pilot the email system in 2014. Results showed 53% of those in the pilot visited a primary care physician within a week of discharge by 2015, while 38% of the control group did the same. The study also found 58%