The think-tank contends that despite spending more on healthcare than almost every other comparable country with universal healthcare, Canada ranks near the bottom in the number of physicians and acute care beds - and patients face the longest wait
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is moving forward with plans to incorporate midwives into the healthcare system, with the formal registration of Gisela Becker as a registered midwife with the Newfoundland and Labrador Council of Health
The Ontario government says it'll table legislation requiring public disclosure of payments by pharmaceutical and medical device companies to health professionals, a move that would make it the first province to do so. Health Minister Eric Hoskins
Health Canada will invest $19 million over four years to address Manitoba's diabetes epidemic on First Nations under a healthcare deal that will focus on foot care. The First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (Nanaandawewigamig) and
The Saskatoon Health Region reports on the implementation of an Accountable Care model at its St. Paul's Hospital, and provides an update on how the model is providing better care and better patient outcomes. Officials say targets are either being
U.S. caregivers are invited to create a CareMap - a hand-drawn picture showing all the people they care for as well as the people surrounding those individuals and their own sources of support. CareMaps are a tool created by the Atlas of Caregiving
The Parliamentary Budget Officer's report estimates setting up a universal program for prescription medications would amount to about $4.2 billion in savings annually in Canada. The report provides estimates of the cost to the federal government for
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) issued a statement in which CMA President Dr. Laurent Marcoux called for the federal government to invest in seniors' care, guided by a pan-Canadian seniors' strategy with the goal of renewing of the entire
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has released its organizational structure as the transition from 12 health regions in the province to a single body continues. The SHA will launch operations on Dec. 4, 2017. The senior leadership team will be
A professor at UBC's school of population and public health estimates the national economy could save $7 billion over five years if workplaces implemented programs that reduced rates of the following five modifiable risk factors by just 1%: Physical