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February 19, 2020
EDMONTON, AB – A benchmark review of healthcare delivery in Alberta says the province needs to get better value for the money it spends.
The report by Ernst & Young urges the province to make 57 changes to Alberta Health Services (AHS) that could save almost $2 billion a year.
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January 29, 2020
TORONTO – There are still a lot of questions about how the province’s Ontario Health Teams will function and how much they will accomplish. They’re supposed to reduce “hallway medicine” by improving the links between the various silos of healthcare – acute care hospitals, long-term and home care organizations, and primary care doctors. Read More
January 22, 2020
YELLOWKNIFE – The Government of the Northwest Territories, in partnership with Bell Let’s Talk and Northwestel, announced a $500,000 collaboration which will support the Strongest Families Institute to provide mental health services for children, youth, adults and families throughout the Northwest Territories.
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January 22, 2020
VANCOUVER – This month, the Digital Technology Supercluster announced 14 new projects with a total investment of $25 million. Eight of the projects are focused on talent development for the digital economy, and six on technology.
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January 8, 2020
HALIFAX – Any time his stage-four COPD flares up, Sheldon Williams can end up spending several breathless hours in the emergency room, waiting to be assessed and given the medication he needs to clear the obstructive secretions from his compromised lungs.
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December 4, 2019
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – In late November, the Honourable Christine Elliott (pictured), Deputy Premier and Minister of Health was in Mississauga along with patients, families and community groups to announce the Mississauga Ontario Health Team (Mississauga Health) as the first of 24 Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) in the province. The minister soon after announced the Hamilton Health Team, as well.
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November 20, 2019
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – As part of its new Digital First for Health strategy, the Ontario government announced it will increase the availability of virtual care with approximately 55,000 more video visits provided by physicians to patients in a location of their choice over the next year.
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November 20, 2019
TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway announced the ACCESS 2022 Alliance Founding Sponsors. These seven industry leaders have committed to the vision of ACCESS 2022, a movement aimed at improving Canadians’ access to their personal health information and to digitally delivered health services. The founding sponsors are: Accenture Canada, LifeLabs, Orion Health, RGAX, Roche Canada, Teladoc Health and Telus Health.
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October 30, 2019
TORONTO – What are the main stumbling blocks as healthcare providers align themselves into Ontario Health Teams? A panel of CIOs commented on this question at the recent HIMSS Ontario conference, and they agreed the biggest hurdle isn’t the technology. Read More
September 25, 2019
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer (pictured) is promising to spend $1.5 billion to buy new medical imaging equipment for facilities across the country. Scheer says a Conservative government would buy MRI and CT machines to replace aging ones, which he says would reduce wait times for those tests.
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