As many as one million British Columbians don’t have access to a primary care provider and the province is now moving away from the traditional 'fee-for-service' model of payment. As part of the model, a full-time doctor in B.C. will receive about
The head of the Community Connectors program at St. Thomas University believes that an "age-segregated" society medicalizes aging instead of humanizing it. He proposed the program to address isolation in a group of people that wasn't being reached
Research shows that individual pain risk isn’t adequately communicated to families of pediatric patients. Long-term pain following surgery can impact children’s quality of life and lead to increased use of pain medication, reduced trust in the
The pilot, tried at Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, improved access to addiction and mental health services for over 1,900 patients since Jan. It permits a patient coming to an ED with addiction or mental health concerns to access a
UNB found the mobile X-ray costs the health system about a third less than a traditional home-to-hospital transfer. The Radiography on Wheels Project also saves nursing home residents from the stress of long trips and eases pressure off the hospital
The hospital, located at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, will be a point of care for people living with a mental illness. The pilot project will also offer intensive treatment for people during the day so they can return home in the evening. Patients
The federal government’s plan will target families with an annual income of under $90,000. That's a huge leap from N.B.’s payer-of-last resort program, which covers adults on social assistance and youth under 18 from low-income families. The youth
Nova Scotians who are on the provincial wait-list for a family doctor can sign up for a free service that offers online appointments with a doctor or NP. Previously, people needed an email invitation to use VirtualCareNS. Nova Scotia Health is
A Toronto neurology centre is using virtual clinics to cut wait times for patient referrals. The virtual clinics cut the number of days between referral and appointment overall by 25% and up to 38%, depending on the condition. The technology
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says health authorities in B.C. gave out about $393 million worth of contracts to private clinics to provide surgeries and medical imaging over the past six years, with a 57% surge in annual payments