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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Government of Canada is investing $3.7 million to ensure that public health services can be more efficient and effectively delivered in First Nations

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January 10, 2008 KENORA - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for ...
Monday, December 10, 2007

Some Doctors' Oaths Hypocritical, Study Says

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By Jesse Stanchak, CQ Staff | taken from Washington Health Policy Week in Review December 3, 2007 -- Many doctor...

Reporting the performance of HIT vendors: Smart Pumps

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In 2006, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported that "when all types of errors are taken into account, a hospital patient can expect ...
Thursday, December 6, 2007

Ontario's Doctors Applaud Move to Reduce Junk Food in Schools

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Ontario's doctors support the action taken by theprovincial government today to remove trans-fats and junk food from schools.In 2005, Th...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Disparities in Healthcare Access and Use: Yackety-yack, Yackety-yack

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Healthcare Policy / Politiques de Santé, 3(2) 2007: 10-18 Despite change, uncertainty and disarray in Canada...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Transforming Healthcare Organizations

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Imagine you are a member of a hospital's executive team, having just left a meeting in which you and other members discussed the possibl...

Transforming Healthcare Organizations

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Imagine you are a member of a hospital's executive team, having just left a meeting in which you and other members discussed the possibl...
Monday, November 12, 2007

It's time to balance fight for life with ballooning health costs. Robert Cushman

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By Andrew Thomson, Ottawa Citizen Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 With acute-care beds being filled at area hospitals with chronicall...
Friday, November 9, 2007

Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR) in Canada

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The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) is an important new measure of patient safety that comp...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Canada in a Flat World: A Health & Science Superpower

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The following article written by Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), ran in the May 23, 2007...
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