140 Results for Faces of Health Care,

Who will care for Canada's seniors?

care models. This model of care is operating in the Champlain and North East Local Health Integration Networks, where nurses or other health care professionals are trained to perform comprehensive…

Looking back on our biggest stories of 2015

…timely as ever. 3) Faces of Health Care: Lucas In 2015, we launched a brand-new feature: Faces of Health Care, which was made possible thanks to the help of our…

Ten reasons why the refugee health care cuts are a bad idea

…diagnosed in primary care via screening chest x-rays and dealt with before it becomes a threat to public health. By not providing basic care, we are only increasing the health

Is Ontario’s reliance on donations to fund hospital infrastructure fair and sustainable?

care philanthropy to finance capital developments can result in inequities in access to certain types of health care, says David Klein, lead author of the Canadian Foundation for Health Care

Why do so many nursing home residents end up in emergency departments?

care to patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities. In Nova Scotia, a program called Care By Design “has been heralded as one of the leading models,” says Forbes. Barry Clarke,…

Cycle Time – the new wait time?

…better way to measure health care performance for patients like Bill, his care providers and the taxpayers funding his care. I suggest that we adopt cycle time as a key…

Values in health care

…current or desired state for health care systems and the delivery of care. One discussion I do not hear frequently enough is a discussion of values in health care. I’m…

“Re-chartering” The OMA/government relationship

…compensation (a key OMA objective), but also (meeting a government objective) over “related accountability in the publicly funded health care system” based on “shared objectives including a patient-centered sustainable health

We have the communication technology – let’s use it!

…delivery. This is made abundantly clear in the Health Council of Canada’s Progress Report 2013: Health Care Renewal in Canada; an impressive report that captures the essence of where we…

What Canada can learn from Sweden's health registry system

…public. There’s widespread belief that the registries are crucial to the success of the healthcare system. Related articles OPINION: Does collecting data take away from patient care? Missing the target…

Debt and health care

The fiscal health of the province should not be cured by detrimental changes to the health of Ontarians. The rhetoric of rising health care costs and a population aging ‘crisis’…

A crisis of leadership on Ebola

faces of SARS” mostly by accident. Once it was understood how widespread Toronto cases were in several hospitals, the Ontario government sent its public health and public safety bureaucrats to…

Stigma around dementia prevents people from accessing health care

…cases where patients with early-stage dementia are deemed ineligible for health care services, like rehabilitation care or even surgery, as doctors believe the person will die soon. (Alzheimer’s disease progresses…

Prevention or intervention? On walking away from the health care system

…which health treatments I invest in, and what I am willing to give up in order to do so. Our government funded health care system faces similar choices, as it…

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