Neb Kovacina

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Neb Kovacina is a family physician and medical director at McGill University Family Medicine Group at St. Mary’s Hospital, Montreal. He co-leads Care for Tech (Soignons la tech), a clinician-driven project funded by the Canadian Medical Association, Scotiabank and MD Financial that aims to reduce the administrative burden of primary-care technologies.

5 Contributions
by Élise Boulanger Neb Kovacina Marwa Ilali

Digital tools promise better care. Are they delivering on the Quintuple Aim?

If primary care is increasingly digital, are these tools helping us move toward better patient experience, health outcomes, lower costs, improved clinician well-being and greater equity?
by Élise Boulanger Neb Kovacina Marwa Ilali

When digital tools reshape primary care: What happens to the 4Cs?

The question is not whether digital systems can do more. It’s whether we are designing and governing them to protect the core functions of primary care – or allowing them to add load in ways that quietly undermine care.

by Élise Boulanger Neb Kovacina Marwa Ilali

When technology becomes the work: Why primary care must confront the digital burden it created

Primary care in Canada is in the middle of a digital paradox. Electronic health records and digital tools were introduced to make our work easier, safer and more coordinated.
by Benoît Corriveau Mylaine Breton Neb Kovacina Tara Kiran

Challenges and opportunities for primary care and health equity in the age of technology

Even though health care in Canada is publicly funded, individuals with low incomes too often face barriers when it comes to accessing health-care services, which can adversely impact their overall health.
by Benoît Corriveau Mylaine Breton Neb Kovacina Tara Kiran

Examining Quebec’s primary care: Challenges, solutions and patient priorities

Despite some improvements, reports published in recent years suggest primary care in Quebec performs poorly compared to other Canadian provinces in terms of accessibility and coordination.

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