Hospital quality improves over time with EHRs Close analysis shows technology yields benefits, but not all at once. UCSF study … READ MORE
More health-care spending an expensive way to buy health It’s budget season and provincial governments are continuing to spend more on … READ MORE
Leaked report reveals lax cybersecurity over Alberta patient health records Leaked report reveals lax cybersecurity over Alberta patient health records. A … READ MORE
In Ontario, new project will give providers and patients more access to health records SPARK is designed to support innovators with market-ready or in-market digital … READ MORE
Uninsured patients in Ontario: People get sicker, the system pays more Patricia, left, a native of Guyana, says she feels “in control” since she … READ MORE
People with disabilities failed by dearth of funding worldwide, say campaigners As UK co-hosts world’s first disability summit, Theresa May warns that most … READ MORE
Provincial health ministers support idea of national pharmacare Goertzen says Manitoba wants plan to be defined, adequate, secure, and able to deal … READ MORE
Premiers call for ‘voluntary’ pharmacare program funded by Ottawa Quebec confirms it will opt out of federal drug plan, Newfoundland and Labrador … READ MORE
The smartphone feature that could potentially save your life PEI paramedic says information is crucial in a crisis, but many people don’t … READ MORE
Physicians urge Ottawa to pay another $21B over decade for seniors health care Report comes ahead of the annual premiers’ Council of the Federation meeting. … READ MORE
Pharmacare may appeal to premiers seeking consensus this week in NB ‘I’m confident that we’ll create a model that suits Canada,’ … READ MORE
New telemedicine exercise therapy Rehabilitation in your own living room: Hip- and knee-joint patients could soon … READ MORE
Federal home visiting program can be improved to better meet needs of families Compared with other countries, the United States often falls short on many maternal … READ MORE
Paramedics’ visits to 911 ‘hotspots’ reduce ambulance calls, study suggests As our population ages, more and more seniors call 911 to get help, increasing … READ MORE
The CRA makes life more difficult for Canadians with disabilities People with severe disabilities face a number of challenges in everyday life, chief … READ MORE
The digital doctor’s visit: Enormous potential benefits with equally big risk One out of at least 10 patients records doctors’ visits, usually on a cell … READ MORE
Getting health data sharing off the ground To make progress in personalised medicine, researchers and doctors need access to … READ MORE
Streamlining the EHR: Interview with Mihai Fonoage at Modernizing Medicine Modernizing Medicine, a medtech company based in Florida, has developed the … READ MORE
‘I can’t continue to do this forever’: Families with children aging out of care seek answers CBC Radio’s Crisis of Care panel brought together concerned families and a … READ MORE
Apple’s next move in healthcare is breaking down health record silos New capabilities in Health Records help patients see medical records from multiple … READ MORE
Major disabilities research project highlights need for change The daily lives of disabled people are impacted by ‘unhelpful, exclusionary or … READ MORE
Electronic health records fail because they are merely digital remakes of paper charts Penn researchers ask, ‘What if doctors could just subscribe to news feeds … READ MORE
Early physical therapy benefits low-back pain patients Patients with low-back pain are better off seeing a physical therapist first, … READ MORE
Alberta health union launches campaign against ‘threats’ posed by UCP One of the province’s largest health care unions is wading into the political … READ MORE
How Canada is harming its most vulnerable citizens The tangled web of disability governance and policy in Canada bodes poorly for … READ MORE
No rational person would design a healthcare system this way Justin Trudeau was a hard act to follow, but the next speaker defined the most … READ MORE
Doctors in U.S. and Canada launch sweeping pharmaceutical reform proposal Plan published today in the British Medical Journal outlines seven steps to slash … READ MORE
Eligibility and application for AADL benefits Learn about eligibility requirements for Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) and how … READ MORE
Living with disability: ‘Personal assistants are my ears, hands, and body’ Nadia Clarke, who has cerebral palsy and is profoundly deaf, employs a team of eight … READ MORE
A plan to overhaul Canadian health care systems What has gotten Canadian health systems to their present state will not be … READ MORE