“For example, wouldn’t it make sense that anytime a patient has lab tests completed anywhere in the province that the results of these tests would be immediately sent to the records in each of their doctors’ offices?” Minister Eric Hoskins’ Bill 41 continues to be confounding for many physicians, butRead More →
A new report by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences released yesterday provides an eye-opening look at how our healthcare dollars are being spent in this province. This is an in-depth look at our healthcare spending at the level of each individual in the province. Researchers tracked every hospital admission,Read More →
TORONTO — A three year old boy from Guelph, now has a surgery date set in the U.S., thanks to an outpouring of community support. Bentley Mitchell has cerebral palsy and currently needs a walker to get around. SDR surgery, offered in St. Louis Children’s Hospital, could help him walk independently. BentleyRead More →
This is a great article on the real cost of EMR in Ontario! How much does is cost to care for a baby, pregnant woman, diabetic, heart disease patient, or provide primary care among the myriad of other services offered by your family doctor? According to the Ontario Government, tooRead More →
It looks like another #OntarioMD approved EMR vendor is no more. In a follow up to our article “Instability with #EMR in #Ontario“, yesterday OntarioMD updated their approved vendors to indicate the following. As of February 20, 2015 the Jonoke Software Corporation Inc’s EMR offering JonokeMed v5.5 is no longerRead More →
CORNWALL – The Ontario government has made it a little easier for patients looking for physiotherapy to receive the help they need without having to deal with private insurance companies. OHIP announced patients will now have access to OHIP funded physiotherapy services in 24 pt Health physiotherapy clinics across Ontario.Read More →
TORONTOÂ –Â The Ontario government has spent nine years and billions of dollars trying to make its troubled eHealth program work. And despite repeated assurances from the government, that progress is being made, many doctors still struggle to get timely access to basic medical records and patients continue to face needless risksRead More →
The Liberal government has quietly scrapped a mandatory review of a new health bureaucracy. Premier Dalton McGuinty says the legislative review, which was to have taken place by the end of March, was dropped because Ontario’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks (or LHINs) are not yet fully operational. The LHINsRead More →