Government & Policy

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the government must be more transparent about the performance of the health system. Read More

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Health Authority listed a project on SaskTenders, the provincial procurement website, earlier this month, inviting bids to create a service to anonymously report when “employees and others are suspected of violating SHA policies, codes of conduct or conflict of interest rules.” Read More

EDMONTON - Alberta has launched a dashboard that will share surgery volumes and wait times, cervical cancer screening rates, and other acute care metrics. The province says this will give Albertans direct, clear, accessible insight into how care is deliver in their communities and how the system is performing on outcomes that directly impact patients. Read More

WINNIPEG - Manitobans can now carry their health coverage in their smartphones, as the provincial government officially launched its new digital health card option last week. Read More

YELLOWKNIFE - NWT healthcare workers will be able to use artificially intelligent note-taking software for the next year in a pilot program. Funding for 80 Mika AI Scribe licences is coming from Canada Health Infoway, according to a report by Cabin Radio News. Read More

MONTREAL — With his signature legislation to modernize doctor compensation diluted, Christian Dubé (pictured) announced last week that he would resign as health minister and quit the Coalition Avenir Québec party altogether. Read More

EDMONTON - Alberta’s auditor general says the province needs a new framework for measuring and reporting the performance of its healthcare system. Doug Wylie (pictured) said the recommendation comes after his office found numerous inconsistencies with healthcare reporting in recent years, including premier Danielle Smith’s 2022 healthcare action plan. Read More

TORONTO - The province of Ontario is investing $125 million to reduce knee and hip replacement surgery wait times by licensing and funding four new private orthopedic surgery clinics. The new clinics will be in Toronto, Richmond Hill, Ottawa and Windsor. Read More

EDMONTON - Erin O’Neill (pictured), senior vice-president of finance and shared services, is now the chair and CEO of Alberta Health Services on an interim basis. AHS said O’Neill has 20 years of experience in emergency management operations and government administration, including five years at Alberta Health. She has served as the assistant deputy minister of primary healthcare. Read More

VICTORIA – The B.C. Ministry of Health announced that it plans to create a new organization that will oversee the purchase and deployment of legal, supply chain, finance and human resources. The organization will support all health authorities, allowing them to focus more on delivering better care for patients. Read More