The program encourages doctors to accept patients in the provincial wait list (which stood at close to 44,000 in March) by offering them a one-time $150 bonus per patient. The province says family doctors took almost 900 new patients in the first
Despite being highly used by older adults, most times, the emergency department isn't the ideal place for seniors to receive care. To support better care in the home, there have been calls to shift home care to a more comprehensive, team-based
This British Medical Journal essay urges doctors and patients to start thinking differently about what it means to be returned to health. The U.S. authors envisions medicine that doesn't stop at the hospital door but sets conditions for a healthy
The provincial government says its recruitment and retention efforts have paid off. It shows that since 2007, there was a 51% increase in the number of physicians in the province. There are more than 2,600 licensed physicians now practicing in the
Doctors and nurses are using apps such as Whatsapp and iMessage to share pictures of patients with their care team. But those apps don’t meet encryption standards for the sharing of sensitive medical material, meaning health professionals may be
The project aims to improve prevention and treatment of strokes, increase patients' quality of life after strokes and reduce their socioeconomic impact. The computer models and treatment recommendations will be based on the needs of the individual
After a successful run in Edmonton and Calgary, this pilot project expanded to the Wetaskiwin-Camrose riding in February. The pilot had advanced care paramedics respond to over 200 calls to local seniors. Instead of sending an ambulance to take a
Town Health Solutions, which has six locations in N.B. expects to open its first franchise in the in San Francisco in 2019. The business offers a multidisciplinary approach with services such as chiropractic, physiotherapy, athletic therapy
Right-wing think tank, the Fraser Institute contends federal legislation mandating a public-payer health is stifling reforms that could make care more efficient and less costly. The study shows the Canada Health Act doesn't explicitly prohibit
The B.C. government won't allow clinics in the province to pay individuals for plasma donations, if a bill introduced passes the legislature. Alberta, Ontario and Quebec already ban the practice of paying donors for their blood plasma, however