A hospital in Oliver, B.C., is testing a technology called MedHx to link its MEDITECH database with the province's prescription network, PharmaNet. The hospital says in the past, healthcare providers had to physically enter data about a patient's
Patients at the Downtown Walk-In Clinic in Charlottetown are using an app and paying five dollars if they want to book an appointment online. The fee’s collected by the online site and app developed by P.E.I. company Skip the Waiting Room that
Health hubs such as Veitch Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre and the Health and Performance Centre use buildings big enough to bring doctors and specialists, physiotherapists, yoga instructors and an on-site pharmacy under one roof. A gynecologist at
This review of the Personal Health Information Act by the province’s Department of Health and Wellness finds N.S. lags behind other provinces when it comes to some aspects of protecting personal health information. It points out that the act requires
The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) and its Quebec counterpart, the AQPP, want more support for patients who use medical cannabis. Specifically, pharmacists want assurances that there's a clear differentiation between the recreational and
A study of physician-patient communication and engagement found patients and doctors talked more about their goals for care when readied for such a conversation before an outpatient visit. The researchers also found an increase in patient-reported
The province introduced a benefit for people who provide informal care to help their loved ones remain independent. The budget includes $11.3 million for the benefits this year to help primary informal caregivers. The non-taxable, monthly benefit is
A low-cost enterprise by paramedics was found to significantly reduce emergency ambulance calls and improve the health of seniors living in Hamilton's social housing apartment buildings. This McMaster University study analyzed the effectiveness of
Ontario’s Brockville Mental Health Centre opened a café run for, and by, the patients for the benefit of the forensic treatment patients and staff. The River Cafe's operated by patients who are part of the Vocational and Occupational Therapy Program
CIHI reports that from 2001 to 2017, death rates among women due to alcohol rose 26%, five times higher than the rate of increase among men. It also finds that over 25,000 women were hospitalized as a result of alcohol consumption in fiscal year 2016