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October 8, 2014
OTTAWA – Eight out of 10 Canadians (82.4%) believe the federal government should intervene to reduce medical wait times across the country, a new Nanos poll says. Commissioned by the Wait Time Alliance (WTA), a coalition of 18 medical professional organizations, the Nanos poll shows Canadians are overwhelmingly concerned about all aspects of the wait time issue, regardless of age.
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October 8, 2014
TORONTO – Clinician engagement continues to be a focus for Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), as it launches the new Faculty Peer Leader Network to support educators in preparing future clinicians to practice in a technology enabled environment.
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September 3, 2014
CHARLOTTETOWN – Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers say there is a fiscal imbalance between Ottawa and the provinces, and it’s time the prime minister re-examined the country’s revenue-sharing arrangements. In particular, the premiers are calling for the federal government to increase its share of funding for health and infrastructure. Read More
July 23, 2014
TORONTO – ConnectingGTA announced that clinicians in the Greater Toronto Area will begin using a Limited Production Release (LPR) in July. According to the organization’s newsletter, the LPR marks the start of a regional electronic health record (EHR) for Central Ontario aimed at providing clinicians with a central source to access the information they need most urgently to enhance patient care. Read More
June 4, 2014
TORONTO – Ontario’s prized MaRS innovation hub and technology accelerator is on the verge of defaulting on a $234-million provincial government loan, according to leaked cabinet documents. Read More
April 16, 2014
TORONTO – David Rounthwaite (pictured), who has been eHealth Ontario’s general counsel for four years, has been appointed CEO by the agency’s board of directors after interim CEO Ray Hession stepped aside to take care of his ill wife. Rounthwaite is the brother-in-law of Premier Kathleen Wynne’s spouse, Jane Routhwaite. Read More
March 19, 2014
TORONTO – The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment is planning to organize an exhibit booth at the mHealth Summit 2014. The event will be held in December 7-11 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, DC, and the Trade Branch is seeking expressions of interest from Ontario companies wishing to exhibit. Read More
February 19, 2014
TORONTO – Building on the success of previous ImagineNation Challenges, Canada Health Infoway is pleased to announce the Public Health Social Media Challenge. The new Challenge seeks to inspire public health organizations to use social media initiatives in creative and innovative ways. Read More
February 1, 2014
I am sure that many of you have been following the debacle of the Obamacare website. Officially known as the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare is one of the greatest advances in healthcare financing in the United States since the introduction of Medicare. Many Presidents and Congressmen have tried and failed to do something like it. To realize its importance, one must recognize that health care in the U.S. is extremely expensive – though not proportionally effective – and that over 40 million Americans lack any form of health insurance. Read More
February 1, 2014
Tank commanders have a knack for seeing opportunities for engagement and the obstacles that lie in their way more sharply than others. That’s just how Glenn Lanteigne saw things when first graduating from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario as an Armoured Corps officer. But after a budget planning stint at Canadian Forces Headquarters in Ottawa, he rolled into the private sector, healthcare first, with what was GE Medical Systems, becoming a Six Sigma Black Belt. Read More