The Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens has unveiled new data on family medicine in Quebec and calls on the government to use them to “stop devaluing” the practice.
The deluge of paperwork that is wearing down doctors only seems to be getting worse. Doctors of BC past-president Dr. Joshua Greggain estimates it is 20% to 25% of what family doctors do.
While not yet revealing all the details, New Brunswick’s government says it’s creating a patient and provider registry, which doctors will be paid to help maintain.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada wants to get the 16-page Disability Tax Credit off doctors' piles—and suggests people applying for the DTC should be able to self-attest.
The draft of ‘Managing the Public–Private Interface to Support Quality Care’ discusses major improvements governments across Canada need to make in the coming years.
