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- 1/18/2022
Top tips to prevent third-party pharmacy audits and clawbacks in your pharmacy
It is probably fair to say that at the moment people hear they are going to be audited they feel a certain amount of anxiety. This is certainly no different in the world of pharmacy with respect to the auditing of prescription drug plan claims. However, the stress caused by a potential or impending audit can be reduced tremendously by being proactive and prepared. - 1/18/2022
Case report: ‘I’m allergic to everything’
A somewhat whimsical case Dr. Robert Dickson has just seen in his clinic. - 1/18/2022
Paramedics who treated fatally wounded teen receive 18 months' conditional sentence
Prosecutors alleged that the pair approached Al-Hasnawi on the night of Dec. 2, 2017 with the "preconceived notion'' he had only a superficial injury from a BB or pellet gun. - 1/18/2022
Feds appear in no rush to conduct overdue parliamentary review of assisted dying law
Repeated delays have led some critics to conclude that the government would rather wait for court rulings to force its hand, rather than plunge into the potentially politically explosive questions the parliamentary review was supposed to explore. - 1/18/2022
COVID-19 antiviral pill incoming as fifth wave's peak in sight for some provinces
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first shipment of an oral COVID-19 pill is making its way across Canada but is no substitute for vaccination against the rapidly spreading virus. - 1/17/2022
Healthcare workers plagued with skin problems from PPE
Affects well-being and comfort, but Canadian dermatologists offer tips that can help. - 1/17/2022
Facing staff shortages, Quebec asks public sector workers to help in health system
The Quebec government is looking for public sector workers to temporarily fill more than 2,000 healthcare service aide positions, the Health Department said Monday. - 1/17/2022
'OK this is going to be messy': Canadian doctor helps deliver baby mid-flight
About an hour after taking off from Doha, Qatar, last month, Dr. Aisha Khatib said she was settling into her seat when she was roused by an announcement asking if there were any medical personnel on board. - 1/17/2022
To move Canada’s health system into the future, focus on relationships
Virtual versus in-person is a false dichotomy, argues Dr. Dominik Nowak. Remote and in-person care both serve different purposes, for different people, at different points in their health journey. - 1/17/2022
Half of Ontario opioid deaths interacted with healthcare system the month before: study
Half of Ontarians who died of an opioid overdose in the early stages of the pandemic had interacted with the healthcare system in the month before their deaths, a new report shows.