Statistics from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) suggest that in the 2017-2018 fiscal year, 12.1% of senior in long-term care facilities in N.L. were restrained daily. That's more than double the national rate of 5.7%. For other
The study, completed by doctors at University Health Network (UHN) and St. Michael’s Hospital, found 65% of patients reported disturbances in one of four categories - sleep, mobility, nutrition or mood - while admitted. About 30% of patients reported
MediSeen developed an app and an online portal that allows patients to have providers visit them at home. Patients can set the appointment time and will have access to physicians, acupuncturists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, social workers, etc
After a successful pilot in Ottawa and Kingston, CANImmunize will be available across the province. The app, developed by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, permits access to an individual's or their family's provincial immunization record. It
The REACH Institute program is being launched in Saskatoon by the continuing medical education division at the University of Saskatchewan. Twenty-five physicians from across the province will begin the interactive course in December. Following the
The Fraser Institute states that in 2018, Canadians could expect to wait 19.8 weeks for medically-necessary treatment. Nationally, wait times were longest for orthopedic surgery (39 weeks) and plastic surgery (28.5 weeks), while the shortest was for
A survey conducted for virtual care provider Medisys finds 71% of employer group benefit plan members says they'd be willing trade off other benefits if it meant access to healthcare professionals through an online or digital portal. The survey
Telus Health says the technical glitches affected users of its Med Access software in Alberta, B.C., N.L., N.S., Ontario and Saskatchewan over a one-year period ending in Nov. of 2018. Seventy percent of the patients affected were in N.L. Telus
NHS England says there’s growing evidence of the mental health risk new and expectant fathers face. As part of the expanded perinatal mental health program, partners of pregnant women and new mothers who are themselves suffering from anxiety
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests seven ways the federal government could raise $10.4 billion annually to fund a national pharmacare program: Increase the GST to 1.5 percentage points to 6.5%; Increase the general corporate income