Marjo Johne
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- 3/18/2024
‘Complete disregard’: Patient lost disability benefits because of doctor’s failure to complete forms
Toronto family physician Dr. Mei Lump-Mee Hwang, who kept the same patient waiting on several occasions—sometimes for as long as six hours—has been suspended for 12 months. - 3/18/2024
Spied on by a competitor, probed over a legitimate contract: Pharmacist's ordeal ends with acquittal
A competing pharmacy owner told the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec that he sometimes followed Sonnie Albert-Giroux. On some of these occasions, he alleged, she arrived at her pharmacy after it had already opened. - 3/14/2024
How bad is bad behaviour by doctors? Worse than it appears, according to studies
Among residents, experiences with uncivilized behaviour by doctors seem more frequent for those with certain characteristics. Do you happen to be a young, not-so-tall, female junior trainee? Oh boy. - 3/13/2024
‘Extraordinarily insulting:’ Ontario’s new acuity payment will cost physicians more money, says family doctors union
Changes brought in with the new model could discourage family doctors in family health organizations and networks from doing emergency and hospitalist work, critics say. - 3/12/2024
The question of quotas: As pharmacists wait for answers, Ontario's Health Ministry responds with the status quo
An email to Pharmacy Practice + Business did not address a question about a commitment made at the end of February by Health Minister Sylvia Jones to 'absolutely do our due diligence' to ensure the province’s MedsCheck program is being used appropriately. - 3/11/2024
'Does not reflect well on you': Doctor charged a fee to fill out accessible parking permit forms—even for patients who were ineligible
Under the Ontario Medical Association’s physicians’ guide to uninsured services, doctors are not permitted to charge for completing accessible parking permit applications. - 3/10/2024
Extra money for extra work: Ontario docs in some types of primary care groups to get acuity payments for rostered patients
The April 1 rollout of the capitation adjustment fee represents a 'significant improvement to payment equity over the current system that is based on age and sex alone,' the Ontario Medical Association told its members. - 3/7/2024
New in Alberta: Individuals, organizations and communities can now sponsor FP positions for international doctors
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta plans to further expand its sponsorship model to high-demand speciality positions. - 3/6/2024
A toolkit to repair Canada's nursing shortage?
New federal government resource was created with input by nurses to help keep the country's largest group of healthcare workers stay longer with their employers and in the profession. - 3/3/2024
More money, not enough details: Where’s the new payment model for Alta. docs now that the province’s budget is out?
'We need to move expeditiously' to lock down a comprehensive care funding model, said Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Paul Parks. 'The urgency is still very real.'
