In the U.S., healthcare company Aetna rolled out a pilot program, Guardian Angel, to encourage the use of non-opioid painkillers, limit the supply of opioids prescribed and educate doctors with outlying prescribing habits. The program provides
To reap the full potential of health consumer data, health companies in the U.S. should start connecting data about not just the patient encounter, but also the preferences and social circumstances shaping everyday healthcare-related purchasing
The Fraser Institute suggests the cost in lost wages of waiting for medical treatment averaged $1,822 per patient last year. The figure ranged from a low of $1,288 in P.E.I., to $2,362 in B.C. Alberta had the second-highest figure, at $2,290. New
The 10-year vision by the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, the College of Family Physicians and MUN’s school of family medicine is presented as the government lacks funds to increase spending. The organizations believe improving family
Dr. Mark Brown, the former president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association, believes doctors should see fewer patients in a day, use technology to communicate with them and be compensated for their time. He also believes that, under the Canada
The Supporting Healthy Aging by Peer Education and Support (SHAPES) program, developed by the University of Alberta, trained seniors to act as health coaches for others in their age group. The focus for the year-long pilot project is on seniors'
A long-term care facility in the Region of Peel in Ontario is one of the first in Canada to adopt a British-developed "Butterfly" dementia care model. In it, staff are encouraged to interact socially with patients, who are grouped according to their
The province's three-year plan includes funding for 200 new doctors to work in the team-based model and for 200 additional nurse practitioners at the cost of $181 million to hire the new doctors and $115 million for the nurse practitioners. The
Times & Transcript columnist Jenna Morton reiterates UN director general’s comments about organizations and governments not listening closely enough to young people. The organization launched a global poll to measure youths' opinions on education
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations’ (FSIN) suicide prevention strategy draws on previous efforts from Quebec, Nunavut and U.S. Indigenous communities that have shown promising results. It emphasizes community-based prevention through