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- 8/9/2011
Batteries, eggs … and a medical checkup?
Medical clinics spring up in Walmart stores in four provinces - 8/9/2011
Osteoporosis Canada chooses PatientOrderSets.com
Osteoporosis Canada and PatientOrderSets.com have announced a partnership to deliver improved healthcare to Canadians with osteoporosis through PatientOrderSets.com's national network of more than 150 hospitals. - 8/9/2011
U.S. MDs have more paperwork than Canadian MDs: study
If you think they have it bad when it comes to time spent on health administrative duties, a new U.S.-Canadian study has revealed that American doctors have it much worse - 8/9/2011
Contract awarded for Oakville hospital project
Hospital Infrastructure Partners has signed a fixed-price contract to design, build, finance and maintain the new replacement Oakville Hospital in southern Ontario. - 8/9/2011
Best practices for methadone treatment need to be updated
Number of patients receiving treatment has gone up sharply but number of prescribing doctors has barely risen - 8/9/2011
Creating value by working with the private sector
All managers understand the importance of value, but our thinking about what value is and how value can be created differs across strategies, organizations and sectors. Partnerships between healthcare organizations and for-profit firms can provide innovative ways to overcome current constraints. - 8/8/2011
Calgary posts emergency room waits online
Alberta Health Services has begun to post wait times online for four Calgary hospital emergency departments. Updated every two minutes, the times reflect the estimated wait from assessment by a triage nurse to the moment a patient gets to see a physician at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre and Rockyview General Hospital. - 8/8/2011
Pharmacists warned of break-ins
Pharmacists in Newfoundland and Labrador are being warned about a possible new surge in break-ins following three in just three days.