Penalizing the patient for my care? That’s a hard no.No one loves filling out administrative forms or dealing with supply issues. I get it. But making the patient pay—and blaming the pharmacist—for elements of collaborative patient care that require a bit of extra paperwork? That’s just not right. In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental care planHealth Minister Mark Holland says dentists and other oral-health providers no longer need to sign up with the government to provide care to patients who are covered under the national dental care plan. Universal primary care access by 2035 Former federal Health Minister Dr. Jane Philpott’s new book outlines a plan to get Canada there. Duplicate the Atlantic Registry? Multi-jurisdictional physician licensure should be tried in other regions. How to survive ‘quality improvement’ Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes offers some take-home lessons after being chosen for QI project by her college of physicians and surgeons. Doctors caution N.S. policy on medical assistance in dying could drive out some MDs Three doctors told a news conference Thursday the wording of the professional standard crosses a line because it requires physicians to give an ‘effective referral’ to another doctor willing to administer the procedure. Help wanted: National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee seeks applicants The eight-person committee marks recommendations for the scheduling of non-prescription drugs. Major OCP report reveals what corporate pressures pharmacists say they’re facing really look like ‘I didn’t study pharmacy to be pressured into sales.’ New CEO and registrar gets started at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba Dr. Ainslie Mihalchuk is a family doctor working in Northeast Winnipeg. B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight British Columbia’s government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation for what it says is stronger oversight. First Previous 29 30 31 32 33 Next Last
