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 without authorization over a 12-year period. She also viewed lists of
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 approached to discuss the potential of organ donation for
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" to
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 expected to increase patient access to and
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 care for home-based patients looking for private
Eugene Litvak, a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and president of the Institute for Healthcare Optimization, has worked with The Ottawa Hospital and hospitals throughout the U.S. to reduce overcrowding, improve patient flow
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 options that de-emphasize the need for powerful
A report from the Fraser Institute finds that while levels of coverage vary by province, three key vulnerable groups - lower-income individuals, seniors and those on social assistance - have access to prescription drugs, paid in full or in part by
Trillium Health Partners and SE Health were awarded the 2018 Minister's Medal for their cardiac program, Putting Patients at the Heart. The program has the hospital and home care acting as a team and can share health information through an EHR. It
StatsCan figures indicate that people with mental health-related disabilities are more than twice as likely to be assaulted than those who aren't. The agency finds that: 10% of Canadians with a mental health-related disability reported incidents of